An edition of The historie of the world (1634)

The historie of the world

in five bookes ...

The historie of the world
Raleigh, Walter Sir, Raleigh, ...
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An edition of The historie of the world (1634)

The historie of the world

in five bookes ...

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Cover of: The historie of the world
The historie of the world: in five bookes
1652, Printed for Sam. Cartwright at ye hand & Bible in Ducke lane, R. Best at Graies Inn Gate & I. Place at Furnivalls Inn gate in Holborne
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Cover of: The historie of the world
The historie of the world: in five bookes ...
1634, Printed for G. Lathum and R. Young
in English

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Table of Contents

(from t.p.) 1 Intreating 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 the 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.

Edition Notes

With engraved t.p. of the 1614 edition.

Signatures: pi₁,₂,₃ A-B⁶ C⁴ a⁶ b⁸ A-S⁶ T-V⁴, 2A-4V⁶, 5A-5Z⁶, a⁶ aa⁶ *⁶ ⁸(-₅,₈) [₈ has been replaced with last leaf of the 1666 ed. which refers to p. 1058?]

Portrait of author on t.p., head and tail pieces, initials.

Ben Johnson's stanzas "The middle of the front": p. 2

"To the reader": p. [2]-3

"A chronologicall table": p. [4]-29

"An alphabeticall table": p. [30]-54

Rare Book copy: Lacks first leaf with description of frontispiece ; in "A chronologicall table" pages are trimmed with some loss of text

Rare Book copy: Paging irregular: p. 392 numbered 391.

STC (2nd ed.) 20641

Sabin 67560[.5]

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London

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Pagination
33 p. l., 184, 181-555, [1], 512, 517-669, [54] p.
Number of pages
669

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OL44993816M
OCLC/WorldCat
1155164701

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