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Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, Title page
Title page of Speight's Chaucer, which details some of the features of the 1602 edition
Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, Signature b2v
A coat-of-arms, which the editors of this volume "coniecture" is Chaucer's. The letters "g" and "ar" indicate its colors, which future owners could fill in.
Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, Folio 1
Text of The Canterbury Tales. The margins contain manicules marking the sentences, as the title page advertises. Note the slight difference between the manicules in the left and right margins.
Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, Signature 3Tr
A dictionary wherein "olde and obscure words in Chaucer" are explained.
Workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, Front flyleaf
Note by James Boaden, former owner.
Workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, Frontispiece
Original title page with a much later frontispiece.
Workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, Title page
Original title page with a much later frontispiece.
Workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, A2v-A3r
Editor's preface.
Workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, C1r (folio i)
Beginning of the Knight's Tale, with woodcut.
Workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, G2v (folio Xxvi)
Beginning of the Squire's Tale, with woodcut.
Careening Place, New York, above Col. Rutgers East River
(A. Plate 7-a)
Top: 7-a
Bottom: 7-b
Page labeled as 'A. Plate 7'
Bottom: 7-b
Page labeled as 'A. Plate 7'
Christian Crusade litter bag, front
The message of on the front of the bag reads: “As you deposit your trash / in this handy litter bag, remember . . . / as this trash would deface / the countryside, / godless communism would permanently / deface America— / annihilate Christianity— /…