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Author Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.

Title 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, student of Christ-Church, Oxon. deceased: 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.

Publication Info. London : Printed for B. Lintot, 1721.

Call No.PR1850 1721
LocationMoore Special Collections

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 Moore Special Collections  PR1850 1721    Available  ---
Description 26 pages 1., 626, 81 pages, 1 unnumbered page : frontispiece, illustrations, portrait ; 40 cm
Note Title vignette.
The work was left unfinished at Urry's death, and the final revision and completion were intrusted to Timothy Thomas, who wrote the preface and glossary.
The life of Chaucer was originally written by John Dart, but was revised and altered by William Thomas. cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue; Tyrwhitt's edition of the Poetical works of... Chaucer. 1843, p. vii-viii Hammond. Chaucer, a bibliographical manual. 1908.
The Three tales mentioned in the title are The coke's tale of Gamelyn; The marchant's second tale, or The history of Beryn; and The adventure of the pardoner and tapster at the Inn at Canterbury. cf. Pref.
Added Author Urry, John, 1666?-1715.
Thomas, Timothy, 1693 or 1694-1751.
Dart, John, -1730.
Thomas, William, active 1721.