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The historie of the world : In five bookes. 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 Ierusalem, 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 successours in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon

Archive Print Item: Strong Room Engl. fol. 1628/RAL

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Title: The historie of the world : In five bookes. 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 Ierusalem, 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 successours in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon

Other titles: History of the world

Level: Item

Classmark: Strong Room Engl. fol. 1628/RAL

Creator(s): Raleigh, Sir Walter (1552?-1618)

Publisher: Lownes, Lathum & Young

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1628

Language: English

Size and medium: [33] leaves, 555 (i.e. 559), [1], 669 (i.e. 665), [54] p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/266104

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991017378149705181

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


Engraved port. of Raleigh on t.p., by Simon van de Passe.

Additional description

Wanting: all plates except those at p.218-9, 350-1 in the first numeration. Pages 71-2, 77-8 of the second numeration are bound in twice. The table of contents is bound immediately before the text

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