The works of Geoffrey Chaucer, . compared with the former editions, and many valuable MSS. Out of which, three tales are added which were never before printed; by John Urry, ... 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.
Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400)
Category
Books
Date
1721
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3051413
Summary
Bibliographic description
[52],626,81,[1]p., [2] leaves of plates . ports.., ill.. (metal cut) . fol... 20C pencil note: Vol. 2 is in shelf Pp.7.31. Old Wimpole shelfmarks: Q/1 [pencil]; 200 [pencil]; Q.9.10 [changed to Q.9.11, both in black ink]. Provenance: No marks of provenence. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled sheep over boards, light brown spine label, blind roll on board edges, red sprinkled edges. Spine title: Urry's Chaucer. Shadow of a lozenge at the foot of spine, possibly from an old paper label. Old water stains throughout.
Makers and roles
Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400) Timothy Thomas (1693/4-1751) John Urry (1666-1715)