1829 The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh

Description

First Edition, Leather Binding, Scarce

First edition of this collection of the works of Sir Walter Raleigh.

Uniformly bound in full tree calf with gilt detailing.

Complete in eight volumes.

The works of English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer, Sir Walter Raleigh, including his important work 'The History of the World'. This particular book was written during Raleigh's imprisonment in the Tower of London, with its contents covering the creation of the world up until to 146 BC, intending to show history as a moral lesson. 'The History of the World' was first published in 1614. 

This collection is comprised of the following:
Volume I: The Lives
Volume II: The History of the World. Book I.
Volume III: The History of the World. Book II, Chap I-XIII. 4.
Volume IV: History of the World. Book II, Chap. 13, 5-28.
Volume V: The History of the World. Books III. IV.
Volume VI: The History of the World. Book V, Chap. I-3.
Volume VII: The History of the World. Book V. Chap. 4-6.
Volume VIII: Miscellaneous Works.