{"product_id":"1677-history-of-the-world-by-walter-raleigh-antique-illustrated-w-8-maps-english","title":"1677 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\"\u003eRaleigh (Walter)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe History of the World, in five books..., \u003cbr\u003eWhereunto is added in this edition the Life and Tryal of the Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Printed for Robert White, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, G. Dawes and T. Sawbridge; 1677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Mind of the Front' leaf present facing additional engraved title with imprint dated 1676,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eletterpress title in red and black, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eengraved portrait plate,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 double-page engraved maps and 2 double-page engraved battle plans, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eerrors in pagination, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eold ink Birmingham library stamp to additional title,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e a few small tears, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esome marginal browning and occasional spotting, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003elater endpapers with library label to upper pastedown bearing 'sold by order of Council' ink stamp, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003elate 19th\/early 20th-century cloth gilt,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Wing R167-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFolio: 9.5 by 14.5\"\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":67590235390254,"sku":null,"price":1428.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/207760-003jpg.jpg?v=1790690675","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1677-history-of-the-world-by-walter-raleigh-antique-illustrated-w-8-maps-english","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}