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Author Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Uniform Title History of the world. Abridgments.
Title An abridgment of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world : in five books. I. From the creation to Abraham. II. From Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Solomon. III. From the destruction of Jerusalem to Philip of Macedon. IV. From Philip of Macedon to the race of Antigonus. V. 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. With some genuine remains of that learned knight, viz. I. Of the first invention of shipping. II. A relation of the action at Cadiz. III. A dialogue between a Jesuite and a recusant. IV. An apology for his unlucky voyage to Guiana. Publish'd by Phillip Raleigh, esquire, the only grandson to Sir Walter.
Caption Title Discourse of the first invention of ships, and the several parts thereof
Publication Info London : printed for M. Gillyflower, at the Black-Spread-Eagle, in Westminster-Hall, 1700.



Descript [58], 363, [1], 36, 33-91, [5] p. : port.
Note With frontispiece portrait of the author.
"The publisher's advertisement to the reader." signed: Laurence Echard.
With an initial table of contents, advertisment on p. [58], and 5 final advertisment pages.
Register begins anew on p. 1 (second sequence); register continuous throughout second sequence despite pagination.
Copy tightly bound.
Reproduction of the original in the Lambeth Palace Library, London.
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Author Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Series Early English books online.
Subject History, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.
Raleigh, Philip, -1705.
Caption Title Discourse of the first invention of ships, and the several parts thereof
Descript [58], 363, [1], 36, 33-91, [5] p. : port.
Note With frontispiece portrait of the author.
"The publisher's advertisement to the reader." signed: Laurence Echard.
With an initial table of contents, advertisment on p. [58], and 5 final advertisment pages.
Register begins anew on p. 1 (second sequence); register continuous throughout second sequence despite pagination.
Copy tightly bound.
Reproduction of the original in the Lambeth Palace Library, London.
Author Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Series Early English books online.
Subject History, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.
Raleigh, Philip, -1705.
Caption Title Discourse of the first invention of ships, and the several parts thereof

Subject History, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [58], 363, [1], 36, 33-91, [5] p. : port.
Note With frontispiece portrait of the author.
"The publisher's advertisement to the reader." signed: Laurence Echard.
With an initial table of contents, advertisment on p. [58], and 5 final advertisment pages.
Register begins anew on p. 1 (second sequence); register continuous throughout second sequence despite pagination.
Copy tightly bound.
Reproduction of the original in the Lambeth Palace Library, London.
Alt author Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.
Raleigh, Philip, -1705.

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