The historie of the vvorld. : In five bookes. 1 Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the Creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham, to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the reigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that kingdome, in the race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders successors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon. By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight.

The historie of the vvorld. : In five bookes. 1 Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the Creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham, to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the reigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that kingdome, in the race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders successors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon. By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight.

[London] : [Printed [by Robert Young] for G. Lathum, and R. Young, M.DC.XXXIV. [1634]]

[66], 184, 181-555, [1], 512, 517-669, [55] p., [8] folded leaves of plates : maps, genealogical tables (woodcuts) ; (fol.)

With an engraved title-page portrait of Raleigh.

With an additional engraved title page dated 1614 (the same found in previous editions).

Publishers' names and publication date from colophon; printer's name from STC.

The first leaf contains "The minde of the front.". Variant: this text printed on verso of engraved title page.

"The first part of the historie of the vvorld ... The third booke" begins new pagination; register is continuous.

Includes indexes.

Akrigg, G.P.V. "The Curious Marginalia of Charles, Second Lord Stanhope." In Joseph Quincy Adams: Memorial Studies, edited by James G. McManaway, Giles E. Dawson, and Edwin E. Willoughby, 785-801. Washington, DC: The Folger Shakespeare Library, 1948.

Curatorial file available for copy 3.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 20641
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S116304

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 20641 copy 1

HH175/18. Variant, with "The minde of the front" on verso of engr. t.p. Bound in old calf, with manuscript title on spine; vellum waste used in binding. Provenance: inscribed on front free endpaper: "Jno. [John] Wise 1634" and initials "I W" gilt-stamped on covers; Harmsworth copy

STC 20641 copy 2

Smedley. Variant, with "The minde of the front" on verso of engr. t.p. Lacking map belonging after p.108; trimmed, affecting tables at end; due to printing error, K2v and K5r are blank. T.p. with manuscript markings; both title pages inlaid; 3G4 misbound before 2G4; maps with manuscript placement directions; text damp-stained. Provenance: inscribed on b8v and last page: "Ambrose Wardell"; W.T. Smedley copy, with his bookplate (motto: Forward)

STC 20641 copy 3

cs1439. Imperfect: lacking engr. t.p.; lacking leaves 2B4, 2L3-4, 3T6, 5E2-4, and 2*8; outer margins only remaining of F1, 4Q6, and 5E5, preserving some text and manuscript notes; map after N4 mutilated. Variant, with "The minde of the front" on verso of engr. t.p. (lacking). Many leaves mended or re-margined. Rebound at Folger in August 1947; leaf 3T1 misbound before 3S1. Provenance: manuscript notes throughout of Charles Stanhope, 2d Baron Stanhope of Harrington (1593-1675); t.p. inscribed: "John Napton 1709"; "Mrs Ann Holloway Her Book 1799"; J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps copy, with leaf of his notes affixed to front paste-down