Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Woorkes, fifth collected

Chaucer (Geoffrey) The Woorkes, [edited by William Thynne with additions by John Stow], fifth collected edition, title with large woodcut coat-of-arms of Chaucer dated 1560 at head, black letter, double column, 2 divisional titles within decorative woodcut borders, woodcut illustration at beginning of The Knightes Tale, woodcut initials, a few ink underlinings, title lightly soiled and stained and mounted on stub, following two leaves (Prologue & first leaf of Table) trimmed and skillfully repaired at margins, final leaf a little browned, some other light soiling or staining but generally an excellent clean copy, Gg2 lacking lower outer corner not affecting text (repaired), a few leaves shaved at head, later bookplate of Melville Portal of Laverstoke, later brown morocco, gilt, by Rivière, covers with borders ruled in gilt & blind and small ornaments in gilt at corners and large central lozenge tooled in gilt, spine in compartments with title, date and small ornament in gilt and six raised bands, g.e., spine and joints a little rubbed, slight fading to spine and lower cover, [STC 5076], folio, by Jhon Kyngston, for Jhon Wight, dwellyng in Poules Churchyarde, 1561.

⁂ A handsome copy of Chaucer's works. It has been suggested that it was this edition which was used by Shakespeare as his source for Troilus and Cressida.