CHAUCER GEOFFREY The Workes 1602

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CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. The Workes. [24], 376 [i. e., 374], [14] leaves, including general title within woodcut historiated architectural border, engraved portrait of Chaucer within heraldic border, and errata leaf at end. Mostly printed in black letter. Folio, 325x211 mm, needs rebinding; title soiled, with 19th-century owner's signature, worming in outer margin of opening leaves, slightly entering title border, blank upper outer corner off D1, last 2 leaves torn in outer margin and crudely repaired with slight text loss. London: Adam Islip, 1602

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Seventh collected edition. Pforzheimer 178; STC 5080.