The works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Subtitle: compared with the former editions and many valuable mss. out of which, three tales are added which were never before printed
By: by John Urry, student of Christ-Church, Oxon. deceased ; together with a glossary by a student of the same college ; to the whole is prefixed the author's life, newly written, and a preface, giving an account of this edition
Contributors: Urry, John, 1666?-1715; Thomas, Timothy, 1693 or 1694-1751; Dart, John, -1730; Thomas, William, 1670-1738; Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland); Jefferson Exhibit Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed for Bernard Lintot ...
Published: 1721
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 626
Work titles: Works
Notes: The work was left unfinished at Urry's death and the final revision and completion were done by Timothy Thomas, who wrote the preface and glossary.

The life of Chaucer was originally written by John Dart, but was revised and altered by William Thomas, cf. Brit. mus. cat.; Tyrwhitt's edition of the Poetical works of... Chaucer. 1843, p. vii-viii; Hammond Chaucer, a bibliographical manual 1908.

The three tales mentioned in the title are The coke's tale of Gamelyn; The merchant's second tale, or The history of Beryn; and The adventure of the pardoner and tapster at the Inn at Centerbury. Cf. Preface.

Signatures: [a]² b-n² B-8R².

Errata: p. [1] at end.

LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection.

Sowerby, E.M.  Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 4318

ESTC T106027

LC copy has the arms of Trinity College, Dublin, in gilt on the cover.