Chaucer, Geoffrey. THE WORKES OF GEFFRAY CHAUCER NEWLY PRINTED, WITH DYVERS WORKES WHICHE WERE NEVER IN PRINT BEFORE. London: Thomas Petit, [ca. 1550]. 11.75" x 8". Final blank leaf wanting, 15 leaves supplied from another copy (and water-stained, being A3&4 and 3O1-3Q1.) Bound on modern full calf, ruled in blind and lettered in gilt, in custom clam-shell case. ******************************* SCARCE. One of four variants of the 1550 edition with different publisher's names in the colophon (the present for Thomas Petit.) Attractively printed in black letter with woodcut initials throughout, and two titles within woodcut borders. Edited by William Thynne, who was commissioned by Henry VIII to search for copies of Chaucer's manuscripts in the libraries and monasteries of England. [ESTC S107205; Pforzheimer, 174]

Contents generally clean, early ink to title and a few other leaves, some light worming near front and rear, a few leaves with frayed edges, loss of headlines to A3-4, two leaves with rust stains and a few other minor stains in other places. 0