Lot 84
Raleigh, Sir Walter
Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Photographs | 09 May 2007
Description
The historie of the world. London: H. Lownes, G. Lathum & R. Young, 1628, folio, 6 double-page maps, 2 double-page battle diagrams, engraved portrait on title and engraved title dated 1614, Minde of the front leaf before title (slight loss of blank corner), woodcut initials and ornaments, some early annotations and scoring, contemporary calf, raised bands, one map loose, occasional light damp-staining, corner of Oo2 torn away just affecting one or two letters, Nnn3 torn without loss, Sss3-4 supplied from another copy, head and base of spine and corners worn
Footnote
Provenance: Hastings Keyte, his booke Nov. 1734, inscription; Thomas Keyte (?1672-1702) and Thomas Holbeck, early inscriptions.