Troilus and Cressida;
A Love Poem in Five Books
Geoffrey Chaucer,
Krapp, George Philip - Translation
New York: Literary Guild, 1932
Wood Engravings By Eric Gill
The engravings appear along the margins on every page of text
With some full page.
Troilus and Criseyde is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer
which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story
of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war in the Siege of Troy.
Chaucer (1343 -1400) English author, poet, diplomat, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat -
Father of English Literature and Vernacular English language.
Considered Chaucer's best work written in the 1380's,
White imitation-vellum spine.
With gilt titling.
Blue cloth covered boards with gilt decoration on front cover.
Blue end papers.
Front edge untrimmed.
Bindings square and tight.
Text clean,
Previous owner’s name inked out on front endpage.
Moderate handling/shelf wear
Some darkening to spine.
Text clean but toned.
9.25 inches tall. 309 pages
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