elements euclid explaind new easie de euclid milliet dechales claude françois (2 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Leather-bound, hardcover, small octavo (15.5 x 10 x 2.5 cm.), pp. [4], 380. Signatures: A-3B [sup]4. English text, with diagrams in the text throughout. Bound in contemporary full calf. Title-page enclosed within double line border. Condition: GOOD. Binding secure, however, the joints are rubbed and starting to split slightly. Corners rubbed and bumped. Lacking front blank leaf, else complete. Interior lightly toned, a couple of corners slightly torn away not affecting text, title-page with slightly ragged fore edge. Otherwise well-preserved. Scarce. Notes: An attractive copy in a contemporary English binding of the first edition of this English translation of Dechasles's Euclidis Elementorum libri octo, a paraphrase of Euclid's Elements [according to Backer's Bibl. de la Compagnie de Jesus, the translation was made by William Halifax]. This work covers Books 1 to 6, together with Books 11 and 12, of Euclid's Elements. Another, more common English edition was published in London by Phillip Lea in the same year, the translation being by Reeve Williams. 'Dechales [is also known to have] adopted Galileo's theory of motion, where he introduced several original views and developments. [Wing E-3400; ESTC R21479; OCLC 926232929].

LeatherBound. Condición: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1726 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 377 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 377.