[Rarebooks] FS: Raleigh's HISTORY OF THE WORLD, 1634, with 6 Folding Maps, price greatly reduced

Charles Agvent charles at charlesagvent.com
Mon Nov 6 15:28:33 EST 2017


Price reduced to $2500 NET

[RALEIGH] RALEGH, Sir Walter. THE HISTORIE [HISTORY] 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 leather 
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 in Near Fine condition. (#014120)        
$4,000.00

https://www.charlesagvent.com/shop/agvent/014120.html

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