The historie of the world
Subtitle: in five bookes
By: by Sir Walter Ralegh
Publisher: 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
Published: 1652
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 669
Subjects: Ancient History
Work titles: History of the world
Notes: Added title page (engraved), includes imprint information.

Title page vignette (portrait of author).

Preliminary pages include: "The minde of the front", attributed to Ben Jonson.

Includes "A Chronologicall Table" and "An Alphabeticall Table" (index).

Part 1 of a projected work of 3 parts.

Rare Book copy: Added (engraved) title page wanting.
Table of contents: title: 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 Salomon; title: From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon; title: From the raigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that kingdome, in the race of Antigonus; title: From the settled rule of Alexanders successors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon.