The historie of the world
Subtitle: in five books
By: by Sir Walter Ralegh, knight.
Contributors: Latham, George, d. 1658, bookseller.; Young, Robert, d. 1643.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed for G. Lathum and R. Young
Published: 1634
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 669
Subjects: History, Ancient
Notes: STC (2nd ed.) 20641
With engr. t.p. of 1614 ed. added.
Title vignette (portrait of author).
Imprint from colophon.
Pages irregular: p. 297, 299, 308, 448, 645, 646 numbered 397, 399, 408, 484, 649, 650, respectively.
Part 1 of a projected work of 3 parts. cf. DNB.
Signatures: pi1 A-B⁶ C⁴ a⁶ b⁸ A-5Z⁶ a⁶ 2a⁶ *⁶ 2*⁶.
"Chronological table": p. [3]-[28] at end.
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) 1. Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham; title: 2. Of the times from the birth of Abraham, to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon; title: 3. From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon; title: 4. From the reigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of the kingdome, in the race of Antigonus; title: 5. From the settled rule of Alexander's successors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon.