Geoffrey Chaucer. The Reeve's Tale
Carr reported in the History of the QTP (1987) that he had published four impressions of The Reeve's Tale
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c 1343-1400). All the impressions seen so far have the same cover design and content; they differ in the colour of the cover and the text printed inside the rear cover. Only three impressions have been seen, but the third impression exists in two forms: one with matt card covers (shown below), the other with glossy card covers (owned by Tim Dean). These variants may represent two different impressions, but I'd like to see them side by side before creating a new entry. So I have listed the missing impression as the fourth, but it might be an earlier one that hasn't been seen.
(Last updated on 13/1/2021)
Title: The Reeve's Tale
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 197?
ISBN: None
Size: 129 x 94 mm
Pages: 16
Staples: one
Binding: white shiny printed card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: 31 medieval illustrations
Internal illustrations by: not stated
Number in series: none given
Colophon: sun face 1964
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: 30
Printed by: Harry Richardson (Printers) Ltd., Dryden Street, Kettering
Content: The Reeve's tale
Notes: This is presumed to be the first impression as only 30 other titles are given, and the title was named in later small books that listed the titles of 38 others.
Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)
Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)
SBP-CHA3: Second impression
Title: The Reeve's Tale
Publisher: J.L. Carr, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 198?
ISBN: None
Size: 130 x 93 mm
Pages: 16
Staples: one
Binding: white glossy printed card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: 31 medieval illustrations
Internal illustrations by: not stated
Number in series: 71
Colophon: none
Telephone number: none
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: none
Printed by: none stated
Content: The Reeve's Tale. The text inside the rear cover is a bit hard to follow, but Carr has drawn the back of a car with the letters J.L. and a pile of books on the top. He has written to the right by hand my pilgrimage to Canterbury
.
Eight other titles were given the serial number 71: Bacon, Bewick, Donne, Frank, Hassall, Johnson, Rosettis and the Little Book of Bookplates.
Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)
Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)
SBP-CHA4: Third impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Milldale Road, Kettering
Year: 198?
ISBN: None
Size: 130 x 94 mm
Pages: 16
Staples: one
Binding: white matt printed card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: 31 medieval illustrations
Internal illustrations by: not stated
Number in series: 71
Colophon: eyes of sun face only
Telephone number: none
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: none
Printed by: none stated
Content: The Reeve's tale
Notes: The text inside the rear cover is tidier in this impression with the same car as drawn on the third impression.
Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)
Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)
SBP-CHA2: Fourth impression
Title: The Reeve's Tale
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Milldale Road, Kettering
Year: 19?
ISBN: None
Size: xxx x xx mm
Pages: 16
Staples:
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Paper:
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist:
Internal illustrations:
Internal illustrations by:
Number in series:
Colophon:
Telephone number:
Printing history:
Number of other titles listed:
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Content: The Reeve's tale
Notes:
Rear and front covers (click to enlarge)
Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)