Peter Heylyn. Cosmography in Four Books. Containing the Chorography & History of the whole World, and all the Prin...

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Heylyn's History of the World

Peter Heylyn. Cosmography in Four Books. Containing the Chorography & History of the whole World, and all the Principal Kingdoms, Provinces, Seas, and Isles Thereof. London: Philip Chetwind, 1670.

Revised edition by author. Folio. 1095 pages.

Nineteenth century half-leather with marbled boards. Heavily rubbed with scuffing and wear to extremities. Hinges are tender. Pages are toned along edges with occasional foxing. Five maps, four folding. All have been paper-backed. Portion of rear pages are heavily worn along lower fore-edge with minor paper loss that does marginally affect text. A very good copy.