The romaunt of the rose/ English text by Geoffrey Chaucer ; French text by Guillaume de Lorris ; etchings by Ann Brunskill.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey
Other Associated Names: French text by Guillaume de Lorris ;, etchings by Ann Brunskill
Language:English
Published: London The World's End Press 1974
Collection:Benjamin Iveagh
Description
Physical Description:41 unnumbered leaves. ill.
Binding Note:Binding: rebound by Bruce Plumley in green oasis, with a romantic design of flowing onlays shaded from lemon to white. A large red rose dominates the spine, suggesting that the cover be viewed as a single work. The design overflows onto the doublures. Lemon suede flyleaves. The edges untrimmed and hand-gilded. Silk headbands. Preserved in a black cloth box, red velvet lining. See archival envelope for a manuscript letter from the binder to Benjamin Guinness (undated), thanking him for the commission and describing the binding.
Bibliography:130 No. 23 of 75 copies on handmade paper; the first 25 with 7 original etchings signed by the artist.