The historie of the world, in five books. The first, Intreating of the Beginning and first Ages of the same, from teh Creation unto Abraham.: The second, Of the Times from the Birth of Abraham to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. The third, From the destruction of Jerusalem to the time of Philip of Macedon. The fourth, From the Reign of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that K
by RALEGH, Sir Walter
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London, Printed for Robert White, John Place, and George Dawes,, 1666.. 1666 Folio. [68], 1143, [53] p. Mind of the Front., engraved portrait, engraved frontispiece (lower corner with loss to the blank margin, nowhere near the printed area), eight folding maps, title page printed in red and black. Contemporary blind panelled calf with an older reback, corners show a little wear. Spine with raised bands and a contrasting label. Lower corner of leaves at the beginning of the volume dampstained but this rapidly fades then disappears. Internally clean and tight except for the dampstains and the old endpapers preserved. A sound copy with the maps in better than average state.
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- The historie of the world, in five books. The first, Intreating of the Beginning and first Ages of the same, from teh Creation unto Abraham.
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- RALEGH, Sir Walter
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- London, Printed for Robert White, John Place, and George Dawes,
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- 1666.
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