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Book Edition Reviews, Books

Affordable Treasures and Pleasures #5 – The Folio Press Fine Editions (1987 – 1991) Part II

{Ed.Note: This article is from Books and Vines contributor DlphcOracl.} A couple weeks ago  Books and Vines contributor DlphcOracl presented part I of series looking at The Folio Press Fine Editions, a fine press type collection produced by The Folio Society from 1987-1991. Part II now looks at: The Rape of the Lock, by Alexander Pope (1989) Poems of War, by Wilfred Owen (1989) Peter Grimes, by George Crabbe (1990) The Greek Anthology, Translation by James Michie (1990) The final installment, Part III, will … Continue reading Affordable Treasures and Pleasures #5 – The Folio Press Fine Editions (1987 – 1991) Part II

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Book Edition Reviews, Books

The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer, The Folio Society (1986)

{Ed. Note: I would like to than LibraryThing user Virion for providing pictures of this 1986 edition of The Canterbury Tales from The Folio Society.} Books and Vines recently highlighted the wonderful 1913 Medici Society/Riccardi Press edition of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, with illustrations by Sir William Russell Flint. That edition, along with the famous Kelmscott Chaucer, remains amongst the most sought after and famous … Continue reading The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer, The Folio Society (1986)

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