The workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, wyth dyuers workes whych were neuer in print before: as in the table more playnly doth appere. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.

The workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, wyth dyuers workes whych were neuer in print before: as in the table more playnly doth appere. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.

Works

[London] : Printed by [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes dwellynge at the sygne of saynte George in Pauls Church-yarde, 1542.

[10], ccclxxxxii [i.e. 372] leaves : ill. ; (fol.)

Edited by William Thynne.

Mostly in verse.

Includes a number of spurious works.

Actual printer's name from STC.

"The Caunterbury tales", "The romau[n]t of the rose" and "Boetius de consolatione philosophie" each have separate divisional title; foliation and register are continuous.

Leaves 371, 372 misnumbered ccclxxx, ccclxxxxii.

A variant of the 1542 edition with imprint "Prynted by Wyllyam Bonham ..".

Signatures: A⁴ B-2Y⁶ 2A-2T⁶.

Wiggins, Alison. "What Did Renaissance Readers Write in their Printed Copies of Chaucer?" The Library 9:1 (2008): 3-36. doi: 10.1093/library/9.1.003.

Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 5070
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S107200

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 5070

HH52/22. Bound in brown goatskin, signed by Riviere & son. Wormed; some leaves mended. Pencilled bibliographical note of Bernard Quaritch. Provenance: signatures of Logan Attwood and John Chattertion; Harmsworth copy