Chaucer (Geoffrey) [The Workes], second Speght edition, double column, black letter, lacks title and final leaf, engraved portrait frontispiece (defective and remargined, misbound within preliminaries, but coloured by a contemporary hand), a few other leaves with similar modern repairs, sometimes with loss of text, some other tears and defects with occasional loss to text, lacking fol.351 and 352, ownership inscription of Anne Holland at head of dedication leaf, modern front pastedown with small window cut out to reveal original pastedown with early intials "E.B." in ink, modern calf with binder's note/invoice loosely inserted, [STC 5080], folio, [Adam Islip, 1602]; sold not subject to return
Chaucer (Geoffrey) [The Workes], second Speght edition, double column, black letter, lacks title and final leaf, engraved portrait frontispiece (defective and remargined, misbound within preliminaries, but coloured by a contemporary hand), a few other leaves with similar modern repairs, sometimes with loss of text, some other tears and defects with occasional loss to text, lacking fol.351 and 352, ownership inscription of Anne Holland at head of dedication leaf, modern front pastedown with small window cut out to reveal original pastedown with early intials "E.B." in ink, modern calf with binder's note/invoice loosely inserted, [STC 5080], folio, [Adam Islip, 1602]; sold not subject to return
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