The History Of The World In Five Books Whereunto Is Added The Life And Tryal Of The Author

by Sir Walter Raleigh

$1,600 · Offered by Phillip J. Pirages

London: Printed for T. Basset, 1687 . 392 x 247 mm. 15 1/2 x 9 3/4 . 2 p.l., xxxii, 26 , 41, 1 , 813, 45 pp. Pleasing contemporary sprinkled calf, covers paneled in blind with fleuron cornerpieces, raised bands, original tan morocco label. With woodcut headpieces, decorative initials, and genealogical tables in the text, engraved allegorical frontispiece, portrait of the author, six double-page maps, and two

• Binding: Leather

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