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[Westminster]: [Printed by William Caxton], 1483. CAXTON, William; LEAF. A Leaf from the Second Edition of The Canterbury Tales, Printed by William Caxton A Foundational Text of English Literature CAXTON, William. CHAUCER, Geoffrey. LEAF. [A leaf from The Canterbury Tales]. [Westminster]: [Printed by William Caxton], 1483. Full Description: CAXTON, William. CHAUCER, Geoffrey. LEAF. [A leaf from The Canterbury Tales]. [Westminster]: [Printed by William Caxton], [1483]. One folio leaf from the second edition of Caxton's Canterbury Tales, leaf [dd6], lines 628-703 from the Prologue to "The Canon's Yeoman's Tale." (9 7/8 x 7 1/8 inches; 250 x 180). Thirty-eight lines printed on recto and verso in Caxton's type 4* and 2*. Laid down in a portfolio with two small pieces of mounting tape to secure it. Some minor chipping along edges and some light dampstaining to inner margin. Lower outer corner browned. None of this affecting text. Several lines underlined in very old ink. Housed in a…

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400.