An abridgment of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world, in five books. 1. From the creation to Abraham. 2. From Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Solomon. 3. From the destruction of Jerusalem to Philip of Macedon. 4. From Philip of Macedon to the race of Antigonus. 5. From the establishment of Alexander until the conquest of Asia and Macedon by the Romans. Wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abridg'd according to his own method, in the larger volume. To which is added, his Premonition to princes.

All titles

• An abridgment of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world, in five books. 1. From the creation to Abraham. 2. From Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Solomon. 3. From the destruction of Jerusalem to Philip of Macedon. 4. From Philip of Macedon to the race of Antigonus. 5. From the establishment of Alexander until the conquest of Asia and Macedon by the Romans. Wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abridg'd according to his own method, in the larger volume. To which is added, his Premonition to princes.
• History of the world. Abridgments

People / Organizations

• Matthew Gelliflower ("printed for")
• Walter Raleigh (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for Matthew Gelliflower, at the Black Spread Eagle in Westminster-Hall, 1698.

Publication year

1698-1698

ESTC No.

R32268

Grub Street ID

114999

Description

[58], 415, [1] p. : ill., port. ; 8⁰

Note

"The publisher's advertisement to the reader" signed: Laurence Echard.

Engraved frontispiece portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh.

With an errata leaf (pages [57]-[58]).

Signatures: A? a-c? chi1 B-2D?.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFO. DFONOTE blg signatures not entirely from DFo, which lacks errata sheet (chi1)