Lot 388
Mathematics.- Euclid. Eukleidou ta sozomena; Euclidis quæ supersunt omnia, one of 250 large paper copies, Oxford, 1703.
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Mathematics.- Euclid. Eukleidou ta sozomena [graece]; Euclidis quæ supersunt omnia, edited by David Gregory, [one of 250 large paper copies], engraved frontispiece and title vignette by M.Burghers, title and parallel text in Greek and Latin, woodcut diagrams in text, errata leaf at end, one or two rust-spots/holes with loss to the odd letter, ink stain to fore-edge of a few leaves, trimmed, handsome modern morocco elaborately tooled in blind, spine preserving old roan label and slightly faded, folio (380 x 245mm.), Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1703.
Description
Mathematics.- Euclid. Eukleidou ta sozomena [graece]; Euclidis quæ supersunt omnia, edited by David Gregory, [one of 250 large paper copies], engraved frontispiece and title vignette by M.Burghers, title and parallel text in Greek and Latin, woodcut diagrams in text, errata leaf at end, one or two rust-spots/holes with loss to the odd letter, ink stain to fore-edge of a few leaves, trimmed, handsome modern morocco elaborately tooled in blind, spine preserving old roan label and slightly faded, folio (380 x 245mm.), Oxford, Sheldonian Theatre, 1703.