Lot 256
Neumann (Carl Gottfried) An extensive collection of c.140 offprints, of which 28 with presentation inscriptions from the author (a few initialled) and several with annotations in ink or pencil, bound in 4 vol., Leipzig & Berlin, 1869-1921.
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Neumann (Carl Gottfried) An extensive collection of c.140 offprints, of which 28 with presentation inscriptions from the author (a few initialled) and several with annotations in ink or pencil, bound in 4 vol., occasional cracking at gutter, some light browning and chipping to leaf edges, original wrappers bound in, one vol. in 19th century cloth-backed boards with vellum corner tips and spine ends, spine lettered "M.P.F" in gilt, others uniformly bound in early 20th century half cloth, spines lettered "C. N. ANNALEN", "C. N. Leipz. Berichte 1869-1897" & "C. N. Leipz. Berichte 1899-1921" respectively in gilt, rubbed, particularly to first vol., 8vo, Leipzig & Berlin, Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig & Springer, 1869-1921.
⁂ A remarkable collection of offprints, a major portion of the published works of Carl Gottfried Neumann (1832-1925), representing virtually all of the areas to which he contributed, most importantly the related fields of electromagnetism and potential theory. Many are inscribed to his father, the mathematical physicist Franz Ernst Neumann.
Provenance: Dr. James J. Cross of Melbourne, Australia (ink-stamp to endpapers and one half-title).
Description
Neumann (Carl Gottfried) An extensive collection of c.140 offprints, of which 28 with presentation inscriptions from the author (a few initialled) and several with annotations in ink or pencil, bound in 4 vol., occasional cracking at gutter, some light browning and chipping to leaf edges, original wrappers bound in, one vol. in 19th century cloth-backed boards with vellum corner tips and spine ends, spine lettered "M.P.F" in gilt, others uniformly bound in early 20th century half cloth, spines lettered "C. N. ANNALEN", "C. N. Leipz. Berichte 1869-1897" & "C. N. Leipz. Berichte 1899-1921" respectively in gilt, rubbed, particularly to first vol., 8vo, Leipzig & Berlin, Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig & Springer, 1869-1921.
⁂ A remarkable collection of offprints, a major portion of the published works of Carl Gottfried Neumann (1832-1925), representing virtually all of the areas to which he contributed, most importantly the related fields of electromagnetism and potential theory. Many are inscribed to his father, the mathematical physicist Franz Ernst Neumann.
Provenance: Dr. James J. Cross of Melbourne, Australia (ink-stamp to endpapers and one half-title).
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