B18459

Language code

eng, lat

Shelfmark

Ed.1.14

Author

Chaucer, Geoffrey

Uniform title

[Works]

Title

The workes of our antient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. In this impression you shall find these additions. 1 His portraiture and progenic shewed. 2 His life collected. 3 Arguments to euery booke gathered. 4 Old and obscure words explaned. 5 Authors by him cited, declared. 6 Difficulties opened. 7 Two bookes of his, neuer before printed.

Varying form of title

Romaunt of the rose

Varying form of title

Canterbury tales

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Bonham Norton,, Anno 1598.

Physical description

[27], 384, [14] leaves, 1 leaf of plates :, ill., port. ;, Fo.

Language

Latin words.

Note

Editor's dedication signed: Tho. Speght.

Note

Includes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains many works not by Chaucer.

Note

"The Canterbury tales", "The romaunt of the rose", and "The story of Thebes" have divisional titles; foliation and register are continuous.

Note

Last leaf is blank.

Note

Extensive mispagination (pp. 242-347).

Note

The plate has heading: The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer.

Note

A variant of the edition without Islip's name in the imprint.

Note

Imperfect: lacks errata leaf ("Faults escaped"), and initial blank leaf.

Note

Ms. notes on endpaper and in text.

Note

Letter (loose) from Roger Baskerville Mynors, dated 28 March 1961.

Citation/references note

ESTC S107209; STC (2nd ed.), 5078

Provenance

Bookplate of Eton College with m.s. annotation: Presented by R.B. Mynors Esq. 28.iii.1961.

Provenance

Letter (loose) from R.B. Mynors presenting the book to College Library.

Provenance

Ms. inscription: Roger Baskerville Mynors from RPL [identified as Robert Longden in Mynors' letter].

Provenance

Ms. signature on t.p.: Cha. Unwin.

Binding

Late 16th/early 17th century blind- and gold-tooled brown calf.

Added entry--name

Speght, Thomas, Ed.

Added entry--name

Lydgate, John, Seige of Thebes.

Added entry--name

Islip, Adam, Printer.

Added entry--name

Norton, Bonham, bookseller.

Added entry--name

Mynors, R.A.B, (Roger Aubrey Baskerville), Former owner.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B18459

003LIBRARY CODE

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1001#$aChaucer, Geoffrey

24010$aWorks

24514$aThe workes of our antient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. In this impression you shall find these additions. 1 His portraiture and progenic shewed. 2 His life collected. 3 Arguments to euery booke gathered. 4 Old and obscure words explaned. 5 Authors by him cited, declared. 6 Difficulties opened. 7 Two bookes of his, neuer before printed.

2463#$aRomaunt of the rose

2463#$aCanterbury tales

260##$aLondon :$bPrinted by Adam Islip, at the charges of Bonham Norton,$cAnno 1598.

300##$a[27], 384, [14] leaves, 1 leaf of plates :$bill., port. ;$cFo.

500##$aEditor's dedication signed: Tho. Speght.

500##$aIncludes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains many works not by Chaucer.

500##$a"The Canterbury tales", "The romaunt of the rose", and "The story of Thebes" have divisional titles; foliation and register are continuous.

500##$aLast leaf is blank.

500##$aExtensive mispagination (pp. 242-347).

500##$aThe plate has heading: The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer.

500##$aA variant of the edition without Islip's name in the imprint.

500##$aImperfect: lacks errata leaf ("Faults escaped"), and initial blank leaf.

500##$aMs. notes on endpaper and in text.

500##$aLetter (loose) from Roger Baskerville Mynors, dated 28 March 1961.

5104#$aESTC S107209; STC (2nd ed.), 5078

546##$aLatin words.

561##$aBookplate of Eton College with m.s. annotation: Presented by R.B. Mynors Esq. 28.iii.1961.

561##$aLetter (loose) from R.B. Mynors presenting the book to College Library.

561##$aMs. inscription: Roger Baskerville Mynors from RPL [identified as Robert Longden in Mynors' letter].

561##$aMs. signature on t.p.: Cha. Unwin.

563##$aLate 16th/early 17th century blind- and gold-tooled brown calf.

7001#$aSpeght, Thomas$eEd.

7001#$aLydgate, John$tSeige of Thebes.

7001#$aIslip, Adam$ePrinter.

7001#$aNorton, Bonham$ebookseller.

7001#$aMynors, R.A.B$q(Roger Aubrey Baskerville)$eFormer owner.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.