LECTURES ON SELECT SUBJECTS IN MECHANICS, HYDROSTATICS, HYDRAULICS, PNEUMATICS, AND OPTICS. WITH THE USE OF THE GLOBES, THE ART OF DIALING, AND THE CALCULATION OF THE MEAN TIMES OF NEW AND FULL MOONS AND ECLIPSES
London: J. Johnson; G. G. and J. Robinson; F. and C. Rivington; W. J. and J. Richardson; W. Lowndes; Ogilvy and Son; J. Scatcherd; J. Walker; J. Nunn; J. Cuthell; R. Lea; T. N. Longman; and Cadell, Jun. and Davies, 1799.
Octavo. Full Leather. Ninth Edition. 20 of 23 plates plus all 13 supplemental plates; most of the plates suffer from misfolding; one of the 3 “missing” plates is actually present in part; 396 pages plus an unnumbered 6-page index and 48-page supplement; bound in full sheep with morocco spine label; both boards have been archivally and discreetly; former owner inscription on the front pastedown and the title page;.
near Very Good binding.
Item #244659
Price: $175.00