The workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, wyth dyuers workes whych were neuer in print before: as in the table more playnly doth appere. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.
1542
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Title
The workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, wyth dyuers workes whych were neuer in print before: as in the table more playnly doth appere. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.
Uniform title
Works
Created/published
[London] : Printed by [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes dwellynge at the sygne of saynte George in Pauls Church-yarde, 1542.
Description
[10], ccclxxxxii [i.e. 372] leaves : ill. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. author.
Thynne, William, -1546.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Thynne, William, -1546.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Note
Edited by William Thynne.
Mostly in verse.
Includes a number of spurious works.
Actual printer's name from STC.
"The Caunterbury tales", "The romau[n]t of the rose" and "Boetius de consolatione philosophie" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous.
Leaves 371, 372 misnumbered ccclxxx, ccclxxxxii.
A variant of the 1542 edition with imprint "Prynted by Wyllyam Bonham ..".
Signatures: A⁴ B-2Y⁶ 2A-2T⁶.
Mostly in verse.
Includes a number of spurious works.
Actual printer's name from STC.
"The Caunterbury tales", "The romau[n]t of the rose" and "Boetius de consolatione philosophie" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous.
Leaves 371, 372 misnumbered ccclxxx, ccclxxxxii.
A variant of the 1542 edition with imprint "Prynted by Wyllyam Bonham ..".
Signatures: A⁴ B-2Y⁶ 2A-2T⁶.
Publications about material
Wiggins, Alison. "What Did Renaissance Readers Write in their Printed Copies of Chaucer?" The Library 9:1 (2008): 3-36. doi: 10.1093/library/9.1.003.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 5070
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107200
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107200
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Privileges (permissions)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 5070
Folger-specific note
HH52/22. Bound in brown goatskin, signed by Riviere & son. Wormed; some leaves mended. Pencilled bibliographical note of Bernard Quaritch. Provenance: signatures of Logan Attwood and John Chattertion; Harmsworth copy