Vintage The Canterbury Tales Special Edition Book

Special edition of The Canterbury Tales with illustrated cover. Features vibrant artwork. is a special edition for young readers of The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer and illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in the late 14th century, which is considered one of the foundational works of English literature. The stories are told by a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket. The book in the image was published as a De Luxe Golden Book, with a second printing in 1962. Gustaf Tenggren was a Swedish-American illustrator who worked on various children's books and animated films, including Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio. Very well loved condition Fun library card in the back