The woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer, : newly printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in printe before: with the siege and destruccion of the worthy citee of Thebes, /
Chaucer, Geoffrey,-1400.
Thynne, William,-1546.
Stow, John,1525?-1605.
Lydgate, John,1370?-1451?
Imprinted at London : by Ihon Kyngston, for Ihon Wight, dwellyng in Poules Churchyarde,
anno. 1561..
Edited by William Thynne, who is named on [fleuron]2r; with additions, mostly spurious, by John Stow.
Mostly in verse.
Contains a number of non-Chaucerian works.
Imprint from colophon; the title page has a woodcut of Chaucer's arms with "1560" at the top.
"The Caunterburie tales" and "The romaunt of the rose" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous.
Another state of the edition with title page reading "The workes .. 1561". The title page and prologue to the Canterbury Tales in this state are printed on A⁶ with no illustrations. Variant: Canterbury Tales title page and prologue as in STC 5075 ([cross]⁶ A⁴ with illustrations).
Identified as STC 5075 on UMI microfilm.
Signatures: [fleuron]⁴ A-V⁶ 2A-2P⁶ ²Q-T⁶ ²V-X⁸ ²Y-Z⁶ 3A-3T⁶ 3V⁸.
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