{"product_id":"1666-history-of-the-world-by-walter-raleigh-antique-illustrated-w-8-maps-english","title":"1666 HISTORY of the WORLD by WALTER RALEIGH antique ILLUSTRATED w\/8 MAPS English","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt\"\u003e[The History of the World]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRALEIGH, Sir Walter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Historie of the World, in Five Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: printed for Robert White, John Place and George Dawes; 1666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eengraved portrait frontispiece, \u003cbr\u003eadditional engraved title, \u003cbr\u003eletterpress title printed in red and black, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 engraved folding maps and plates,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003elacking 2 leaves (2K2-3), \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esmall repair to title, repairs to final 2 leaves, a few small burn holes, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebookplate to the front pastedown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull blindstamped calf, recased, new spine with raised bands and red morocco title label, marbled endpapers, red edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-ESTC R182348-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFolio: 9 1\/4 by 13 1\/4\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in English\u003cbr\u003e=======================================\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15pt\"\u003e\"The success of Raleigh’s History can perhaps be explained by the very fact that it is not a work of history in the academic sense but a political tract of immediate applicability.\u003cbr\u003eIts author embodied all the glories of the reign of Elizabeth I, which at the time of publication had already begun to be transfigured into a golden age Raleigh can be taken as the epitome of the Elizabethan idea of courtier and politician, sailor and explorer, writer and poet.\u003cbr\u003eHe was among the first Englishmen to envisage clearly that the Americas should be the principal goal of English overseas expansion.\u003cbr\u003eThe reversal of Elizabeth’s policy by James I encompassed Raleigh’s ruin.\u003cbr\u003eHe finally fell a victim to James’s pro-Spanish inclinations, and the last Elizabethan died by the executioner’s axe\" (PMM 117).\u003cbr\u003e=======================================\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease see my other auctions \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank You\u003c\/span\u003e \r\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRefund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67590232408366,"sku":null,"price":1713.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/207758-004jpg.jpg?v=1790690648","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1666-history-of-the-world-by-walter-raleigh-antique-illustrated-w-8-maps-english","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}