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LOT 3129
10th July 2012
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LOT 3129
[CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The Workes of our Antient and Learned English Poet… edited by Thomas Speght. London: Adam Islip 1598. Fifth edition] (but the first Thomas Speght edition), folio (307 x 219mm.) Engraved full-page 'Progenie', woodcut illustrations of a coat of arms, a knight and border for 'Romance of the Rose', woodcut decorative initials. (Lacking title-page, 3 dedication leaves and last leaf of annotations, some browning, spotting and soiling, minor tears and nicks to margins, occasional damp-staining.) Old calf over pasteboards, the covers with gilt and blind tooling (rebacked, repaired, clasps lacking). Note: despite the pages lacking, Chaucer's actual text is complete.
Hammer price: £850
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