Kelmscott Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) [The Canterbury Tales], cancelled proof bifolium comprising pp.1-2 and 15-16, printed in Chaucer type, both leaves with a woodcut illustration by Burne-Jones, woodcut initials (one large, five small and seven very small), and 2 fine decorative woodcut borders, versos with side-notes printed in red, some light foxing, mostly marginal, [cf Peterson A40], folio, Kelmscott Press, 1893. ⁂ Very rare proof of one of the most famous pages in printing history, with variations in the typesetting from the final version . One of only a few copies printed which were subsequently given to Morris's friends, making it one of the rarest of Kelmscott items. The first column of text contains 7 lines; in the published version the seventh line appears at the head of the second column and the final line "The chambres and the stables weren wyde" has been moved to the following page. The first illustration famously depicts Chaucer in a garden holding a book and pen, Morris himself drew the plants in the garden. The second illustration is from 'The Knight's Tale'.
Kelmscott Press.- Chaucer (Geoffrey) [The Canterbury Tales], cancelled proof bifolium comprising pp.1-2 and 15-16, printed in Chaucer type, both leaves with a woodcut illustration by Burne-Jones, woodcut initials (one large, five small and seven very small), and 2 fine decorative woodcut borders, versos with side-notes printed in red, some light foxing, mostly marginal, [cf Peterson A40], folio, Kelmscott Press, 1893. ⁂ Very rare proof of one of the most famous pages in printing history, with variations in the typesetting from the final version . One of only a few copies printed which were subsequently given to Morris's friends, making it one of the rarest of Kelmscott items. The first column of text contains 7 lines; in the published version the seventh line appears at the head of the second column and the final line "The chambres and the stables weren wyde" has been moved to the following page. The first illustration famously depicts Chaucer in a garden holding a book and pen, Morris himself drew the plants in the garden. The second illustration is from 'The Knight's Tale'.
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