Lot 1156 , Chaucer, Geoffrey - 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...

° Chaucer, Geoffrey - 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....the Author's Life, newly written, and a Preface, giving an account of this edition. title with engraved vignette illus., portrait frontis. (of the editor), the Chaucer portrait, 27 engraved illus. of the 'pilgrims', head and tailpiece decorations and decorated initial letters; old calf, rebacked retaining original spine with its red label, folio. printed for Bernard Lintot....1721. the first complete edition in Roman type; the Life by the Rev. John Dart (revised by Timothy Thomas, who compiled the Glossary) Contemporary and early mss. were consulted; testimonials from other writers, including Gower, Lydgate and Spenser were included. Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
£150-200

Condition:
Some leather wear on covers, corners strengthened, browning margins of port. frontis. & in the gutter of frontis./title, also in the gutter of Chaucer port. & text, title with some browning at outside corners, o/w mostly clean inside, e/ps. replaced (and with some browning); d-col. printing. (1), 27, (28-50), 626, 82pp. (81pp. the Glossary, with part title; p.82 is Errata); neat ownership head of title - 'J. Church. Nov:12, 1761, and the preserved old crested bkplt. of 'Bateman'. It is complete works with 27 engraved plates for the Canterbury Tales.

Sold for £280