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The historie of the world : in five bookes : 1 In treating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham, to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the reigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that kingdome, in the race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders successors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon / by Sir Walter Ralegh, knight.

Author/creator Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for G. Lathum, and R. Young, 1634.
Description64 unnumbered pages, 184, 181-555 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 512, 517-669 pages, 55 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered double leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 34 cm (folio)
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorElstracke, Renold, active 1590-1630.
Other author/creatorPass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647.
Other author/creatorHole, William, -1624.
Other author/creatorTodd, Albert May, 1850-1931, former owner.
Uniform titleHistory of the world
Local noteJoyner-Bookplate: "Ex libris Albert May Todd".
General noteImprint from colophon. Date in roman numerals.
General noteWith engr. t.-p. of 1614 edition added. Engraved by Ren. Elstracke.
General noteTitle vignette (portrait of author) by Sim. Pass.
General notePlates engraved by Guili. Hole.
General notePart 1 of a projected work of 3 parts. cf. Dict. of nat. biog.
General noteHead- and tail-pieces. Initials.
General noteSignatures: pi²A-B⁶C⁴a⁶b⁸A-S⁶T⁴V⁴2A-2V⁶3A-3V⁶4A-4V⁶5A-5Z⁶a-aa⁶*⁶**⁸
General notePage 392 (1st series) wrongly numbered 391. Pages 297, 299, 308, 448, 473, 645, 646 (2nd series) wrongly numbered 397, 399, 408, 484, 437, 649, 650, respectively.
General noteBen Jonson's stanzas "The middle of the front": p. [2] (pi₁b).
General note"A chronologicall table": p. [4]-[29] (a-aa⁶*₁).
General note"An alphabeticall table": p. [30]-[54] (*₂₋₆**⁸).
General note"The life of Sir Walter Raleigh" (first included with the 1676 ed.), 36 p. in double columns, inserted between Preface and Contents.
References Brushfield, T. Bibl. of Sir Walter Raleigh, 223F
References STC (2nd ed.), 20641
References Sabin, 67560 [.5]
LCCN 03001216

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Joyner Rare Vault D57 .R18 1634 ✔ Available Request Material