The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Compared with the Former Editions, and many valuable MSS. Out of Which, Three Tales are added which were never before Printed; By John Urry, Student of Christ-Church, Oxon. Deceased: Together with a Glossary, By a Student of the same College.
[CHAUCER, Geoffrey]; URRY, John (editor).
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First edition; folio (402 x 265 mm); 2 engraved portraits of Urry and Chaucer, engraved vignette to title, other engravings in the text, decorative initials and head- and tail-pieces throughout, some light toning, scattered light spotting; contemporary blind-tooled calf, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco title-piece with gilt lettering, boards slightly worn, corners slightly rubbed, overall a very good copy; [vi], 626, 81, [1]errata pp. The first complete edition of Chaucer printed in roman letter, also the first to provide descriptions of the manuscripts of Chaucer's works and the first to print the spurious texts of 'Gamelyn' and 'The Tale of Beryn'. John Urry died in 1715 whilst preparing this edition and his work was continued by Thomas Ainsworth who in turn died in 1719. The edition was completed by Timothy and William Thomas, the former revising the life of Chaucer by Rev. John Dart and compiling much of the glossary 'explaining the obsolete and difficult words in Chaucer.' Bowyer Ledgers 779; ESTC T106027; Alston, III.35. Seller Inventory # 106525
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Title: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Compared with...
Publisher: London Printed for Bernard Lintot
Publication Date: 1721
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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The works of Geoffrey Chaucer, compared with the former editions, and many valuable mss. out of which, three tales are added which were never before printed; by John Urry, student of Christ-Church, Oxon. deceased: together with a glossary by a student of the same college. To the whole is prefixed the author's life, newly written, and a preface, giving an account of this edition 1721 [LeatherBound]
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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 778. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1721 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 778. Seller Inventory # LB100151072078
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