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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…
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The workes of our antient and learned English poet Geffrey Chaucer
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THE WORKES of our ANTIENT and LEARNED ENGLISH POET GEFFERY CHAUCER ENGLISH POET, NEWLY PRINTED.
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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…
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