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London, Printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Bonham Norton, , Anno 1598.. 1598 Folio. [28], 394, [14] leaves. Engraved architectural title page. Woodcut part titles to Canterbury Tales, Romaunt of the Rose, and Book of Thebes. Full page portrait of Chaucer headed' The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer.' Full page armorial woodcut. Woodcut headpiece at the commencement of The Knight's Tale. No Errata leaf, the position of which ESTC describes as 'variable'. Old dark sprinkled calf with a recent reback to style. Tooled in blind with a two line roll and corner tool. Neat old repairs to the corners. The spine with raised bands and tltled direct to the spine. 19th century armorial bookplate. Black letter text. The first three leaves with signs of old water stain to the foot. There is a short (10 mm) worm track in the blank lower margin of the prelims which soon becomes a single pinhole. A paper fault to the lower fore edge of Nii just touches a few letters. The text block is clean and tight,… Read More

London : printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Bonham Norton, 1598. Hardcover. Very Good. [The Elizabethan Chaucer: An important early English printing that helped establish Chaucer in the English literary pantheon] Folio, 31 cm. Fine binding by Riviere. Gilt spine compartments, gilt ruled cover. Gilt dentelle and turn downs. Attractive and professional reback. All edges gilt. Marbled end sheets. Printed in black Letter, in double column. Frontispiece portrait of "the Progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" engraved by John Speed. Letterpress title with woodcut borders. Additionally, "The Canterbury tales", "The romaunt of the rose", and "The story of Thebes" have engraved divisional titles; the foliation and register are continuous. Lacking leaves b1, ppiii and iiii, and the final 6 leaves, 4b iii-vii. Contemporary marginalia throughout, in a near contemporary hand. "In this impression you shall find these additions. 1. His portraiture and progenie… Read More

London, printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Thomas Wight, 1598.. TITLE CONTINUED: In this Impression you shall find these Additions: 1, His Portraiture and Progenie shewed. 2, His Life collected. 3, Arguments to every Booke gathered. 4, Old and obscure Words explaned. 5, Authors by him cited, declared. 6, Difficulties opened. 7, Two Bookes of his never before printed. SIXTH EDITION, THE FIRST EDITION OF CHAUCER to be edited by Thomas Speght 1598. Folio bound in sixes, approximately 305 x 200mm, 12 x 8 inches, engraved portrait frontispiece of Chaucer surrounded by a genealogical chart of his "Progenie", title page within architectural border, 3 highly decorated divisional title pages, full page arms on verso A6, woodcut illustration of the Knight at the head of the Knight's Tale, decorative initials, small coat of arms on the second leaf of the Life of Chaucer, text in double columns and black letter. Pages: [54], 1-394, [1], [26]. A Catalogue of Translations by John Lidgate, of The Old and… Read More