The workes of Geffrey Chaucer
Subtitle: newlie printed, with diuers addicions, whiche were neuer in print before: with The siege and destruccion of the worthy Citee of Thebes
By: compiled by Ihon Lidgate, Monke of Berie. As in the table more plainly doeth appere
Contributors: Kingston, John, active 1553-approximately 1584, printer; Stow, John, 1525?-1605, editor; Thynne, William, -1546, editor; Wight, John, -1589, publisher; Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Publisher: By Ihon Kyngston, for Ihon Wight, dwellying in Poules Churchyarde
Published: 1561
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: enm; eng
Number of pages: 14
Other titles: Workes of Geffrey Chaucer, newlie printed, with divers addicions, whiche were never in print before
Work titles: Works
Notes: One of three issues of this edition. Cf. STC (2nd ed.).

In this issue there are [14] prelim. leaves, the title is within an ornamental woodcut border, the special t.p. for "The Caunterburie tales" is on leaf [Maltese cross]1, and there are [22] ill. in "The Prologues" of "The Caunterburie tales."

Chiefly in verse.

Includes spurious works.

"The Caunterburie tales" and "The romaunt of the rose" each has a special t.p.; foliation and register are continuous.

William Thynne's edition with additions by John Stow. Cf. Hammond.

Place of publication, printer's and publisher's names from colophon.

Date of publication from colophon: Anno. 1561.

Signatures: [fleuron]⁴ [Maltese cross]⁶ A⁴ B-V⁶ 2A-2P⁶, ²Q-T⁶, ²V-X⁸, ²Y-Z⁶ 3A-3T⁶ 3V⁸.

Verso of t.p. and verso of each special t.p. are blank.

Printed in double columns.

Initials; tailpiece.

Title page within an ornamental woodcut border (McKerrow & Ferguson 67); each special t.p. within an ornamental woodcut border (McKerrow & Ferguson 75).

Contains 22 woodcut illustrations printed from the same blocks used by Pynson for his ed. of the Canterbury tales.

Leaf 3I2 is missigned 4I2. In some copies leaf [fleuron]3 is missigned A3; in some, leaf 3F3 is missigned 3E3.

Numerous errors in foliation. In some copies fol. clvi (leaf 2G1) is misnumbered cxlvi; in some, leaf X7 is misnumbered ccxlv; in some, leaf X7 is misnumbered ccxlvi; in some, fol. ccclxx (leaf 3T6) is misnumbered ccclx.

Manuscript notes.

Two preliminary leaves: Dedication to Henry VIII. and "The table" are wanting.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107206

Hammond, E.P. Chaucer, p. 119-122

Pforzheimer 176

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 5075