Lot 217

Raleigh, Walter







Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
£938
Description
The History of the World. London: Printed for Walter Burre, 1621 [also with engraved title dated 1614], folio, with "Minde of the Front." leaf before title, printed title with engraved portrait, 6 double-page maps, 2 double-page engraved plates, fore-margins dampstained, "Minde of the Front" leaf, engraved and printed titles with lower margin cut down, 19th century calf retaining central panel of original calf covers, rebacked, small repair to "Minde of the Front" leaf, p.351 stuck to facing map, map at p.270 cropped






