The History of the World, in Five Books.The First, Intreating of the Beginning and First Ages of the same, fromCreation unto Abraham. The Second, Of the Times of the Birth of Abraham tothe Destruction of the Temple of Solomon. The Third, From the Destructionof Jerusalem to the Time of Philip of Macedon. The Fourth, From the Reignof Philip of Macedon, to the Establishing of that Kingdom in the Race ofAntigonus. The Fifth, From the settled Rule of Alexander's Successors inthe East, until the Romans (prevailing over all) made Conquest of Asia andMacedon. By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight. Whereunto is added in this Edition,the Life and Tryal of the Author

folio, 38cm, xxxii,[22],41, 813,[40]pp., engraved title, engraved frontis portrait of the of the author, (beforep1.), with 8 double-page engraved maps, 3 chronological tables, rear tableof contents, head and tailpieces, rebacked in dark brown calf, giltdecorated raised bands, original crushed crimson title label, contemporarymarbled boards, early damp stain in the top gutter margin to about p10, afew page repairs, coin sized ink stain p1-10, 2nd & 3rd last leaf repairedboth with some text loss, a very good attractively bound copy. (cgc) Wing R168. Lowndes III-p.2039. First published in 1614, Raleigh wrote his"The History of the World" while imprisoned in the Tower of London, from1603 to 1616, after being convicted of conspiring against King James I. Anintended three-volume set, this was the only volume completed and comesdown to the second Roman war with Macedonia. This edition includes BenJohnson's sonnet "The Mind of the Front". Jonson claimed to have revisedthe "History" before it went to publication. A very popular book, the"History" went through numerous editions, the 1687 being the tenth edition.…