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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