THE HISTORIE [HISTORY] OF THE WORLD. IN FIVE BOOKES... by [RALEIGH] RALEGH, Sir Walter - (1634)

(London): (G. Lathum & R. Young), (1634). Fourth Edition. Hardcover. The text is generally clean with good margins. One leaf--Kk3--with clean tear with no loss. Overall a very attractive copy in Near Fine condition. Folio (8-1/2" x 12-3/4") bound in recent paneled two-tone calf leather with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label; [60], 184, 181-555, [1], 512, 517-669, [1], [54] pages. This copy with the poem "The Mind of the Front" bound as the first page of text and without the engraved title page with a date. It does have the printed general title page with the large portrait of Raleigh. Illustrated with six folding maps and two folding plans, all of which are in Fine condition.