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Record Nr.

UNISA996391647403316

Autore

Raleigh Walter, Sir, <1552?-1618.>

Titolo

The historie of the vvorld [[electronic resource] ] : In fiue bookes. 1 Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same from the Creation vnto Abraham. ... 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders successours in the East, vntill the Romans (preuailing ouer all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon. By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London, : Printed [by Humphrey Lownes] for H. Lownes, G. Lathum, and R. Young, Anno Domini 1628]

Descrizione fisica

[66], 184, 181-555, [1], 510, 515-669, [55] p., [8] folded plates : genealogical tables (woodcuts), maps

Soggetti

History, Ancient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

With an engraved title-page portrait of Raleigh.

With an additional engraved title page dated 1614 (the same found in STC 20637-41).

Publishers' names and publication date from colophon; printer's name from STC.

The first leaf contains "The minde of the front.".

"The first part of the historie of the vvorld .. The third booke" begins new pagination; register is continuous.

Includes indexes.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113