The historie of the world : in five bookes
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The historie of the world : in five bookes
printed for R. Best, 1652
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The firt part of The historie of the world
The firt part of The history of the world
The first part of The general history of the world
Ralegh's historie of the world
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On latter p. 669: Lastly, whereas this book, by the title it hath, cals it self, The first part of The general history of the world, implying a second and third volume; which I also intended, and have hewn out
Pages irregular: latter p. 297, 298, 299, 308, 448, 645, 646 numbered 397, 498, 399, 408, 484, 649, 650, respectively
Duplicate paging: p. 181-184, 409-410, 417-420
Lacks: latter p. 513-516
CW from title page
"Chronological table": p. [3]-[28] at end
Contents of Works
- Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham
- Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the temple of Salomon
- From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of the Philip of Macedon
- From the raigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that kingdome in the race of Antigonus
- From the settled rule of Alexanders successors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon