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The woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer
1561, By Ihon Kyngston, for Ihon Wight, dwellyng in Poules Churchyarde
in English
- Newly printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in printe before with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of Thebes / compiled by Ihon Lidgate, monke of Berie. As in the table more plainly dooeth appere.
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Edited by John Stow after William Thynne, who is named on [fleuron]2r.
Imprint from colophon.
"The Canterbvry tales", "The romavnt of the rose", and "The story of Thebes" have sectional title pages, each within an ornamental border (McKerrow & Ferguson 75).
Another state of this issue is known, in which the title page reads "The workes . 1561". The title page and prologue to the Canterbury Tales in this state are printed on Áœ with no illustrations. In a variant, the Canterbury Tales title page and prologue is printed in quires [cross]́œ and Áþ, with illustrations.
Signatures: [fleuron]́þ A-V́œ 2A-2Ṕœ, ℗øQ-T́œ, ℗øV-X́ı, ℗øY-Źœ 3A-3T́œ 3V́ı
Numerous errors in foliation.
Title page vignette (Chaucer's arms with "1560" near the top); head- and tailpieces; initials.
Printed in double columns.
Leaf 104 and 224 foliated Ciij and CCxxv; numerous mistakes in foliaton after 232 (leaf 2V1)
STC (2nd ed.), 5076
ESTC S107207
Pforzheimer, 176 (variant ed.)
Cataloged 2015 jmoschella
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in early (ca. 18th century) sprinkled calfskin panelled in double-ruled blind. The spine is ruled in blind with paper labels at the head and tail. The uppermost compartment has been replaced in brown morocco. All text block edges are red. The leather bookplates of Henry W. Poor, Alfred Nathan, and one unidentified owner (with the initials "M.A.L." inside an open book), along with the bookplate of the BPL Skinner Fund, are present on the verso of the front cover. The autograph of Edward Bolton, dated 1728, is present in the same location and on the title page. Early Marginalia is present throughout. The spine is partially backed in medieval manuscript waste. An auctioneer's description from the Henry E. Huntington duplicates sale of Dec., 1917, is housed with the volume.
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