The workes of our ancient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer ...
Contributors: Speght, Thomas, active 1600, editor; Speed, John, 1552?-1629, engraver; Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608, editor; Islip, Adam, -1639, printer; Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Edition: Newly printed / to that which was done in the former impression, thus much is now added.
Publisher: Printed by Adam Islip
Published: 1602
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
Work titles: Works
Notes: A variant exists with the title in a different border (McKerrow & Ferguson 132) and "impensis Geor. Bishop" in imprint.

Editor's dedication signed: Tho. Speght.

Additionally edited by Francis Thynne.

The plate has heading "The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" and is signed: IS, i.e. John Speed.

Includes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate, and a significant portion of spurious works.

Signatures: [a]́œ b-ćœ A-3Ńœ 3Óþ 3P-3T́œ 3V́ı.

Title within woodcut, architectural border (McKerrow & Ferguson 232); head- and tailpieces; initials.

The first leaf is blank.

STC (2nd ed.), 5080

ESTC s107210

Pforzheimer, 178

Cataloged 2015 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in early calfskin panelled in triple-ruled gilt. The spine is rebacked, with original gold tooled panels and labels retained. The bookplate of the BPL Harris Fund is present on the front pastedown. A bookseller's description is tipped onto the recto of the frontispiece leaf. The perforation stamp of the Library is present on the title page. In this copy, the Chaucer plate is rebacked in bound-in as a frontispiece.
Table of contents: title: (Continued from title page): 1 In the life of Chaucer many things inserted; title: 2 The whole worke by old copies reformed; title: 3 Sentences and prouerbes noted; title: 4 The signification of the old and obscure words prooued: also caracters shewing from what tongue or dialect they be deriued; title: 5 The Latine and French, not Englished by Chaucer, translated; title: 6 The treatise called Iacke Vpland, against friers: and Chaucers A.B.C. called La priere de nostre Dame, at this impression added.