CHAUCER, Geoffrey — TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
London. Limited Editions Club. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern English verse by G. P. Krapp. Designed by George W. Jones who has provided a brilliant two-page title composition using vintage historiated initial letters printed in three colors on a deeply toned English rag paper. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. . Spine slightly darkened. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase
