The workes of our antient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed
Subtitle: in this impression you shall find these additions. 1. His portraiture and progenie shewed. 2. His life collected. 3. Arguments to euery booke gathered. 4. Old and obscure words explaned. 5. Authors by him cited, declared. 6. Difficulties opened. 7. Two bookes of his, neuer before printed
Contributors: Speght, Thomas, -1621, editor; Islip, Adam, -1639, printer; Wight, Thomas, -1608?, bookseller; Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?; Field, Eugene, 1850-1895, former owner; Dundrennan, Thomas Maitland, Lord, 1792-1851, former owner; Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, former owner
Publisher: Printed by Adam Islip, at the charges of Thomas Wight
Published: 1598
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; enm
Number of pages: 394
Other titles: Romaunt of the rose; Canterbury tales
Work titles: Works
Notes: Signatures: [a]⁶ b-c⁶ [par.]⁴ A-V⁶ 2A-2T⁶ 2V-2X⁸ 2Y-4A⁶ 4B⁸.

Editor's dedication signed: Tho. Speght.

Includes "The siege of Thebes" by John Lydgate. Contains many works not by Chaucer.

"The Canterbury tales", "The romaunt of the rose", and "The story of Thebes" have divisional titles; foliation and register are continuous.

ESTC calls for an errata leaf whose position may vary. Not included in foliation or collation above.

First leaf and last leaf are blank.

The plate has heading: The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer.

A variant of STC 5078, with differing charges in the imprint.

Numerous errors in foliation.

Title within architectural woodcut border; head- and tail-pieces; initials.

Rare Book copy: First and last leaves, both blank, and errata leaf mentioned in ESTC wanting.

Rare Book copy: From the library of Eugene Field, with his armorial bookplate.

Rare Book copy: Autograph letter signed to Eugene Field from "Saints & Sinners Corner" on A.C. McClurg & Co. letterhead, Chicago, January 19, 1893, tipped in.

Rare Book copy: Pencil drawing (of Field?) "at the Damnation of Faust," dated February 21, 1894, adhered to front pastedown.

Rare Book copy: From the library of Thomas Maitland, Dundrennan, with his armorial bookplate.

Rare Book copy: From the library of W.P. Turnbull, with his bookplate.

Rare Book copy: From the library of George A. Plimpton, with his bookplate.

English short title catalogue, S111945

STC (2nd ed.) 5079

Gift; George A. Plimpton