GRAVESANDE, WILLEM JACOB (1688-1742). Mathematical Elements of Natural Philosophy. Sixth Edition.

London: printed for W. Innys, T. Longman and T. Shewell, C. Hitch, in Pater-Noster-Row; and M. Senex, in Fleet-Street, MDCCXLVII [1747].

Mathematical elements of natural philosophy, confirm'd by experiments: or, An introduction to Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy written in Latin by the late W. James 's Gravesande; translated into English by the late J. T. Desaguliers and published by his son, J. T. Desaguliers. 6th ed., greatly improved by the Author, and illustrated with 127 copper plates all new engraven.
2 Volumes, with 127 folding plates.

Bound in leather, gilt ruled borders, raised bands, red leather spine label, speckled edges.


H: 10 W: 7 1/2 in.

Paper label and spine of both volumes “23 V;” with bookplates on front pastedown endpaper of both volumes, “Edward D. Mansfield,” ( Edward Deering Mansfield (August 17, 1801 —October 27, 1880), was an American lawyer, journalist and writer) and “Cavendo tutus (Safe through caution) Francis Dana.” With, “Edmundi Dana Liber Frani Dana,” in ink on front free endpaper of Volume 1, with” J. A. Davidson,” in pencil on front free endpapers; with “John A. Davidson 1964,” in ink of front pastedown of Volume 2.
With bookplate of Francis Dana (June 13, 1743 – April 25, 1811), “Cavendo tutus (Safe through caution) Francis Dana,” who was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777–1778 and 1784. A signer of the Articles of Confederation, he was secretary to the diplomatic mission that negotiated the end of the American Revolution, and was appointed Minister to Russia. He later served as a member of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and served as the chief justice for 15 years.

Bookplate designed by Nathaniel Hurd (1729-1777).

Good, covers, edges, and corners bumped and rubbed, some slight foxing on edges; t.p. and preface of Volume 1 and index of Volume 2 browned with some offset of text; front cover of Volume 2 detached; plates fresh and clean.