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The Prologue and characters of Chaucer's Pilgrims : selected from his Canterbury Tales : intended to illustrate a particular design of Mr. William Blake : which is engraved by himself.

Accession number
PML 62448
Creator
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.
Published
[London : G. Smeeton], M.DCCC.XII. [1812]
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne, 1972.
Notes
Title page continues: "And may be seen at Mr. Colnaghi's, Cockspur Street; at Mr. Blake's, No. 28, Broad Street, Golden Square; and at the Publisher's Mr. Harris, Bookseller, St. Paul's Church Yard."
"Price two shillings and sixpence." -- t.p.
G. Smeeton, printer, 39 St. Martin's Lane--p. [ii].
Frontispiece signed "W Blake inv & sc Published Decr. 26 1811 by Newberry [sic] S'Pauls Ch:Yard"
Description
iv, 61 p., 1 leaf plates : ill. (front) ; 20 cm
Provenance
Bookplates of A. Edward Newton and Mrs. Landon K. Thorne.
Binding
Original wrappers in modern black case.
Classification
Department