The history of the world, in five books ...
By: by Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight ; whereunto is added in this edition, the life and tryal of the author
Contributors: White, Robert, active 1639-1677, bookseller; Bassett, Thomas (Bookseller), bookseller; Wright, John, -1684, bookseller; Chiswell, Richard, bookseller; Dawes, George, active 1663-1685, bookseller; Sawbridge, Thomas, bookseller; Shirley, John, 1648-1679; Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936, former owner
Publisher: Printed for Robert White, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, G. Dawes and T. Sawbridge
Published: 1677
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1006
Subjects: Ancient History
Notes: Signatures: pi1 2pi1 3pi1 B-N², ²B-E⁴ F⁶; ³A-2R⁴ 2S² 2T-3A⁴ 3B² 3D-4B⁴ 4C² 4D-4L⁴ 4M² 4N-5T⁴ *⁶ 2*-5*⁴ [$2 signed (+²F3, *3; -I2, ³2S2, ³3B2, ³4M2); misprinting ³2S1 as ³2S2].

T.p. in red and black.

Includes index.

Added t.p., engraved, dated 1676.

The folded leaves are maps.

Numerous errors in pagination.

Includes "A chronological table" and "An alphabetical table of the principal contents."

Chiefly printed in 2 columns.

Catchwords.

Side-notes.

Head-pieces, initials.

Rare Book copy: Order of gatherings varies from above signature statement: *⁶ 2*-5*⁴ appear before ³A-2R⁴.

Rare Book copy: Last leaf wanting (blank?).

Rare Book copy: From the library of T.D. Bland, Esq., Kippax Park (Yorkshire, England), with his bookplate.

Rare Book copy: From the library of George A. Plimpton, with his bookplate.

Includes "The life of Sir Walter Raleigh" (48 pages). This was also published as "The life of the valiant and learned Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight, with his tryal at Winchester" attributed to John Shirley. Cf. Armitage, Christopher M. Sir Walter Ralegh, an annotated bibliography, ©1987, p. 43.

English short title catalogue, R33510

Gift; George A. Plimpton

Rare Book copy: Bound in full mottled brown leather in a panel design; gold-tooled spine with lettering piece.
Table of contents: title: (from title page) Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham; title: Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Solomon; title: From the destruction of Jerusalem to the time of Philip of Macedon; title: From the reign of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that kingdom in the race of Antigonus; title: From the settled rule of Alexander's successours in the East, until the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon.