[Rarebooks] FS: Raleigh's History with 8 large maps, 1634

[Charles Agvent]

 From our list of 72 items in our new Fall catalogue now posted on our 
web site: http://www.erols.com/agvent.  Also in the catalogue are fine 
Signed Presidential and Literary items, Early Printed Books, and our 
usual selection of the unusual.

A slightly earlier copy sold at Christies on Monday for $6875.

[RALEIGH]  RALEGH, Sir Walter. THE HISTORIE OF THE WORLD. IN  FIVE
BOOKES....  (London):  (G. Lathum & R. Young) (1634). Fourth  Edition.
Folio  (8-1/2" x 12-3/4") bound in recent paneled two-tone calf with a
gilt-lettered  morocco  spine  label; [60], 184,  181-555,  [1],  512,
517-669,  [1],  [54] pages. This copy with the poem "The Mind  of  the
Front"  bound as the first page of text and without the engraved title
page  with  a date. It does have the printed general title  page  with
the  large portrait of Raleigh. Illustrated with six folding maps  and
two  folding  plans, all of which are in Fine condition. The  text  is
generally  clean  with  good margins. One leaf--Kk3--with  clean  tear
with no loss. Overall a very attractive copy. Near Fine       $3500.00

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