Physical Description:
[748] p. ; 27 cm. (fol.) Imprint:
Printed by William Caxton Description:
By Geoffrey Chaucer, whose name appears on [3A]5r. An edition of:
Canterbury tales. Title from opening words of text, [A]2r. First
words of text, [A]3r: Whanne they were wonne and in the grete see
.... Notes:
Imperfect: blanks wanting; leaves 3-6, 8, 128, 152, 299-306 in
facsimile from L copy. Initials and paragraph marks provided in red
throughout. Binding: Bound by Mercier Sr. de Cuzin; blindtooled and
giltstamped calf; gilt and gauffered edges; in box. Provenance:
Bookplate of Robert Hoe. Cataloging Notes:
Part of the Library Main Hall exhibition "Remarkable Works,
Remarkable Times: Highlights from the Huntington Library."
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