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  "One of the greatest books printed in England in the early 17th century... a cornerstone work in historiography": Rare 1677 printing of Sir Walter Raleigh's The History of the World In Five Books; uniformly bound with its second part by Alexander Ross

  RALEIGH, Sir Walter. [Alexander Ross].

  The History of the World, In Five Books. [with] The History of the World: The Second Part, In Six Books: Being a Continuation of the famous History of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight.

  London: Printed for Robert White, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, G. Dawes and T. Sawbridge, 1677; London: Printed for John Saywell, 1652.

  Rare 1677 printing of Sir Walter Raleigh's renowned unfinished world history, written while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and first published in 1614; uniformly bound with a rare first edition of its second part, being a continuation by Alexander Ross. Folio, two volumes bound in full diced calf with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling and blind-stamping to the spine in five compartments within double raised gilt bands, rebacked retaining original spine, double gilt ruling and stamped scrolling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges speckled red. The History of the World, In Five Books with engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, additional engraved allegorical title page imprint dated 1676 by Renold Elstrack, with “The Mind of the Front” leaf present (bound before frontispiece), title page printed in red and black with engraved device, 6 double-page engraved maps and 2 double-page engraved battle plans, chronological table and index at rear. Uniformly bound with a first edition of The History of the World: The Second Part, In Six Books: Being a Continuation of the famous History of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight [and] A Brief Chronology of the Principal Passages Faln out in the World. [Ross, Alexander. London: Printed for Jo...

  Price: $2,800.00     Item Number: 149130

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