1799-1801 "Canterbury Tales" Harriet & Sophia Lee; 4 vols [Coleridge interest]

Description: Harriet and Sophia Lee were of that small group of female Georgian writers who met with success and 'Canterbury Tales', published between 1797 and 1805 and modelled on their predecessor Chaucer, is perhaps their best known work. Among Harriet's admirers were Lord Byron and William Godwin, and she also knew Samuel Rogers. These four volumes, with just a small contribution by Sophia, (a fifth was produced later in 1805), consist of 9 stories, related by travellers who are thrown together by an untoward accident. [Wiki]. All matching volumes are firmly bound in polished tree calf leather which is in good condition with gilt decoration. The boards are firmly attached.Each volume bears the ex-libris bookplate for Lord Bernard Coleridge, 1851-1927, (lawyer, judge and Liberal politician).The text blocks are all firm, square and solid. The inside pages are clean and without foxing. A very nice, and scarce early set in very attractive bindings. Octavo 8.5" x 5.5" Volume 1 (1799 Second Edition: The Traveller's Tale, The Poet's Tale, The Frenchman's Tale, Thee Old Woman's Tale. 396 pages. Volume 2 (1799 Second Edition) : The Young Lady's Tale, 564 pages. Volume 3 (1800 Second Edition : The Officer's Tale, The Clergyman's Tale. 530 pages. Volume 4 (1801) : The German's Tale (dramatized by Byron in 1822 as 'Werner'), The Scotsman's Tale, 490 pages. Please enquire for overseas postage.Weight 3 kilos.

Price: 325 GBP

Location: Taunton

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