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London : Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1721. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 1st Urry Edition. Folio, 390 x 24 cm. Bound in contemporary sheep. Rebacked, with later spine. Binding, front joint starting. Cover wear, rubbing. Corners bumped. Foxing/toning to margins throughout. Dampstaining to top corners of pages, does not affect text. Text in two columns. Collated: [52], 626, 81, [1] pages. 2 engraved plates (portraits of Chaucer and Urry). "Urry's edition . . . is the first since that of William Thynne in 1534 to seek systematically to assemble a substantial number of manuscripts to establish his text. It is also the first edition to offer descriptions of the manuscripts of Chaucer's works, and the first to print texts of 'Gamelyn' and 'The Tale of Beryn,' works ascribed to, but not by, Chaucer" (ODNB). Urry was the first to use Roman rather than Gothic type. His use of all available manuscripts and use of citations give the work enduring value to…