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	The Elements of Euclid; with Select Theorems of Archimedes. To Which are Added, Practical Corollaries, Shewing the Uses of Many of the Propositions. Appendix of Practical Geometry.... and a brief and Indenpendent Demonstration of Certain Select and Most U - &#91; Euclid ] TACQUET, Andrew and William Whiston.
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		Hardcover. small 8vo. xvi + 288pp + five engraved fold-outs. Full leather, gilt title to leather spine label, frontis of Euclid, title page vignette, diagrams. Professionally rebacked with new spine and spine label, original boards and endpapers retained. This edition has added to it a 35 page Appendix of Practical Geometry not in earlier editions &#91; 1771 ] An attractive early English-language printing of Euclid's 'Elements' - probably the most important general mathematical work ever written.  In it, Euclid (circa 300 BCE) recorded the principles of the geometry that bear his name, as well as discoursing on number theory, the connection between perfect numbers and Mersenne primes, the infinitude of prime numbers, etc. etc.  It was without doubt one of the most important influences on  the development of logic and modern science, and until the last century was considered a book that every educated person should have studied.  Corners bumped, boards lightly chafed and worn. Contemporary owner's names, endpapers darkened with a half inch hole rubbed through the first blank, page edges darkened and thumbed, paper a bit browned with a very faint damp mark to fore-edge of some pages, some spotting to plates, a few tiny pencil marks, rear free endpaper detached and loosely inserted. Still, overall a sound and generally clean copy in VG condition.. Scarce 
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     <br/>&#91; Euclid ] TACQUET, Andrew and William Whiston.

        
        <br/>I. Jackson,

        <br/>Price: $750.00
       
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	The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements &#91; with an autograph letter, signed, from T. L. Heath and 4 original Prospectuses loosely inserted ]. - &#91; EUCLID ] HEATH, T.L. ( Translated with Introduction and Commentary ).
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		Hardcover. large 8vos. Three volumes. x + 424pp. & (ii)+ 436pp & (ii)+ 554pp. Original black cloth with gilt titling to spines, blind rules, fold out frontis in volume I, indexes. Loosely inserted are four Original Prospectuses for other works authored by Heath, including the Second edition "The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements"  (1926), "A History of Greek Mathematics" (1921), "Euclid in Greek" (circa 1920) and "Aristarchus of Samos, the Ancient Copernicus".  Also loosely inserted  is an autograph letter, signed, (4.5 " x 7" folded once) dated 30 Sept. 1914 from Heath to a previous owner in apparent response to a request for a copy of the book. While the author's response indicates he has no copies - other than his own - the presence of the letter would indicate that a set was ultimately obtained by the recipient , perhaps by following the author's suggestion to seek a second hand copy.    Boards lightly chafed, corners and spine ends a bit rubbed with some very light fraying, slight splitting of cloth at both ends of upper hinge on Vol II. - but hinge is sound. Paper lightly browned, contemporary ownership names on the front endpapers, a very few tiny pencil marks, otherwise internally clean. Overall, a generally sound and unmarked VG set. No dust jackets. Four prospectuses are lightly browned, rubbed at edges with a few chips and creases - overall VG. 
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     <br/>&#91; EUCLID ] HEATH, T.L. ( Translated with Introduction and Commentary ).

        
        <br/>Cambridge at the University,

        <br/>Price: $1,200.00
       
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