Description
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales in Dutch: A.J. Barnouw’s acclaimed translation issued in a handsome three-volume Haarlem edition by H.D. Tjeenk Willink & Zoon N.V. This set is especially desirable for collectors because Volumes II and III retain their original dust jackets and it includes laid-in correspondence connected to Barnouw.
Key details and highlights:
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Complete 3-volume set:
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Vol I: 1930
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Vol II: 1932
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Vol III: 1933
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Translated by A. J. Barnouw
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Publisher: H. D. Tjeenk Willink & Zoon N.V., Haarlem
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Notable production statement present (colophon), crediting typography/printing and design/binding work (a “made-to-be-kept” literary edition)
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Dust jackets: Vol II and Vol III present (Vol I lacks dust jacket)
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Laid-in letters/ephemera included:
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Handwritten Dutch letter dated Leiden, 17-12-1941
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Typed letter to Prof. A. J. Barnouw (Columbia University) dated August 28, 1962 from a reader in the Bronx, NY
Condition notes (please assess via photos):
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Expected age wear throughout: rubbing/soiling, edge/corner wear, and toned page edges
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Dust jackets show wear consistent with age (edge wear, small losses/tears visible)
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Vol I is without its dust jacket
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Letters show normal age toning/handling wear
Please view all photos closely for condition details and everything included in the lot.
