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 John Urry, student of Christ-Church, Oxon. deceased: together with a glossary by a student of the same college
By: 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, active 1721
Publisher: Printed for B. Lintot
Published: 1721
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; enm
Number of pages: 626
Notes: Title vignette.

The work was left unfinished at Urry's death, and the final revision and completion were intrusted to Timothy Thomas, who wrote the preface and glossary.

The life of Chaucer was originally written by John Dart, but was revised ad altered by William Thomas. cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue; 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 marchant's second tale, or The history of Beryn; and The adventure of the pardoner and tapster at the Inn at Canterbury. cf. Pref.

p. 29-30 and p. 159-160 replaces with photostat copies.