A Library of Curiosities - Part II
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Lot 9
BARROW, Isaac, 1630-1677. Geometrical Lectures.
Estimate: $600 - $800
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BARROW, Isaac, 1630-1677. Geometrical Lectures : explaining the generation, nature and properties of curve lines, read in the University of Cambridge by Isaac Barrow ; translated from the Latin edition, revised, corrected and amended by the late Sir Isaac Newton, by Edmund Stone.
Spine title: Barrow’s Lectures
First Edition in English
Publisher: London : printed for Stephen Austen, at the Angel and Bible in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXV [1735].
vi, 309, [3] p., frontis, XI folded and numbered leaves of plates ; with head and tailpieces, initials.
Translation of Lectiones geometricae (ed. by Newton and John Collins) first pub. Lond., 1669, as appendix to Lectiones XVIII, Cantabrigiae in scholis publicis habitæ.
Bound in speckled leather, gilt borders on covers , red leather spine label, gilt spine title.
H: 8 W: 5 1/2 in.
Condition
Good. Corners and edges rubbed, hinges repaired with tape, text and plates crisp.
Provenance: With “John A. Davidson” in ink on front pastedown endpapers, with bookplate, “John A. Davidson,” on rear pastedown endpapers.
Overall Dimensions
Height: 8.00
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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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