£2,268
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs ft. the Library of the Late William St Clair Pt II | 712
Auction: 28 September 2022 at 11:00 BST
newly Printed. London: Adam Islip, 1602. Folio, [46], 376, [27], title within woodcut border, double column, black letter, contemporary calf, late 17th or early 18th century inscription of H. Wiglesworth on title, very slight loss to blank fore-margin of title, lacks leaf "The progenie of Geffrey Chaucer" and blank first leaf, upper joint slightly split at base
Note: An attractive copy of Adam Islip's edition of Chaucer's workes. At the head of the title is the price 1: 1: 0, which is probably the price of the work prior to the binding.
Provenance: From the library of the late William St Clair, FBA, FRSL.