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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oliver BYRNE (1810-1880). The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid. London: [printed by Charles Whittingham for] William Pickering, 1847. Small 4to. (9 x 7 ¼ inches; 230 x 183mm). First edition of one of the oddest and most beautiful books of the whole century (McLean). Oliver Byrne was an Irish mathematician and engineer who focused greatly on improvements in educational materials for school children. In this marvelous effort, he elucidated the first six books of Euclid s Elements by coloured graphic explanations of each geometric principle. He designated the angles and lines of geometric figures instead of usual letters throughout the entire book, envisioning such a visual appeal will make it easier for schoolchildren to learn plane geometry. Exhibited at the Great Exhibition in London 1851, the book was praised for the beauty and artistry of the printing. It was quite unusual of a Science book to showcase such glamour and lavish richness of decorated printing and stands as a true masterpiece of the Victorian era. The book has become the subject of renewed interest in recent years for its innovative graphic conception and its style which prefigures the modernist experiments of the Bauhaus and De Stijl movements.

First edition of "one of the oddest and most beautiful books of the whole century" (McLean). The use of colour is its most iconic feature, with equal angles, lines, or polygonal regions assigned one of the three primary colours. It is rare in both the original cloth (as here) and in the original wrappers. Byrne (18101880) was a self-educated Irish mathematician and engineer who "considered that it might be easier to learn geometry if colours were substituted for the letters usually used to designate the angles and lines of geometric figures. Instead of referring to, say, 'angle ABC', Byrne's text substitued a blue or yellow or red section equivalent to similarly coloured sections in the theorem's main diagram" (Friedman). His style remarkably prefigures the modernist experiments of the Bauhaus and De Stijl movements. Exhibited at the Great Exhibition in London 1851, the book was praised for the beauty and artistry of the printing. However, the selling price of 25 shillings was almost five times the typical price for a Euclidean textbook of the time, placing it out of reach of educators who might make use of this new way of teaching geometry. The technical difficulty of keeping the coloured shapes in register greatly increased production costs, and it was therefore never a viable book for cheap mass-production, preventing Byrne's method from becoming widespread or effecting any major change in the teaching of geometry. Even so, its beauty and innovation ensure it remains among the most desirable of illustrated books from the Victorian period. Friedman, Color Printing in England 43; Keynes, Pickering, pp. 37, 65; McLean, Victorian Book Design, p. 70. Susan M. Hawes & Sid Kolpas, "Oliver Byrne: The Matisse of Mathematics", Convergence (Mathematical Association of America), Aug. 2015. Quarto. Geometric diagrams printed in red, yellow, and blue; printed in Caslon old-face type with ornamental initials by C. Whittingham of Chiswick. Original red straight-grain cloth, expertly rebacked preserving the original gilt-blocked spine, covers with ornamental blind panelling, front with gilt tooling, pale yellow endpapers, gilt edges. Bookseller's blindstamp (G. W. Holdich, Hull) to front free endpaper. Extremities gently rubbed, spine darkened, corners and inner hinges professionally restored, foxing and offsetting to contents as usual, the diagrams sharp and bright. A very good copy.

First edition. Quarto. Original drab boards, dark green cloth backstrip, printed paper label on front cover, partly unopened. Geometric title page vignette and diagrams printed in red, yellow, and blue, engraved headpieces, ornamental initials by C. Whittingham of Chiswick, text printed in Caslon old-face type. Binding worn and bumped, spine ends a little chipped, 3 cm split to cloth along front joint, rear joint cracked but holding firm, contents heavily foxed as often. The only edition of Byrne's stunning rendering of Euclidean geometry, it has been deemed "one of the oddest and most beautiful books of the whole century" (McLean). Printed in primary colors using four-color printing, Byrne's choice of method was both practical and aesthetic. In addition to creating a beautiful text, "the stark use of primary colors was envisaged by Byrne as a teaching aid" in which "each page is a unique riot of red, yellow, and blue, attaining a verve not seen again on book pages till the days of Dufy, Matisse, and Derain" (McLean). Byrne (1810-1880) was a self-educated Irish mathematician and engineer who "considered that it might be easier to learn geometry if colours were substituted for the letters usually used to designate the angles and lines of geometric figures. Instead of referring to, say, 'angle ABC', Byrne's text substitued a blue or yellow or red section equivalent to similarly coloured sections in the theorem's main diagram" (Friedman). His style prefigures the modernist experiments of the Bauhaus and De Stijl movements. Friedman, Color Printing in England 43; Keynes, Pickering, pp. 37, 65; McLean, Victorian Book Design, p. 70.

In this Edition, the Errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago Vitiated these Books, are Corrected, and some of Euclid's Demonstrations are Restored. [8] 431 pp. Engraved text illustrations throughout. 4to, old full calf. Old armorial bookplate on pastedown; title page and verso of final leaf of text soiled; otherwise clean. Very slight rubbing to binding; tight and sound.

Hardcover. Condition: 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].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Ninth Edition. 8vo. [7], vi-vii, [2], 10-520 pp. Contemporary tree calf, decorations and rules in gilt on the spine and brown morocco label lettered in gold on the spine; all edges decoratively speckled. Illustrated with three folding plates and with numerous in-text diagrams (note: the stubs for the two spherical trigonometry plates are present between pages 512 and 513 where those two folding plates appear in some copies, but here those two plates are bound in at the end). Books one through six, and books eleven and twelve included in this volume. With three additional works added (included in the pagination, but with separate title pages): "Notes Critical and Geometrical", and "Euclid's Data" both by Stimson and both dated 1794 and The Elements of Plain and Spherical Trigonometry also dated 1794. A handsome edition of Euclid's Elements with attractive typography. Very Good or better with light wear to the boards, nicely rebacked with the original spine laid down. Small bookplate of Sir Thomas Winnington on front pastedown and "T. Winnington Ch Ch" (Christ's Church, Oxford) stamped on free front endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: NO Dustwrapper. 5th or later Edition. Consisting of the Four First, and the Sixth, Books of Euclid. Chiefly from the Text of Dr Robert Simson; with the Principal Theorems in Proportion, and a Course of Practical Geometry on the Ground. Also Four Tracts Relating to Circles, Planes, and Solids; with one on Spherical Geometry by John Narrien. For Use of the Royal Military College. Sandhurst College Textbooks. Fifth Edition. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts & Co., London 1859. line illus xii + 270 + 2pp adverts hb No Dust-wrapper, gilt maroon cloth, spine chipped top & bottom, covers rubbed, front hinge cracked but holding, pages browned, previous owner's signature, fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Eighth edition. Four parts in one. Leather-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (21cm x 13cm x 4.5cm). Pp. 520 + 3 unnumbered folded leaves of plates. Pagination continuous. Each part with a separate title-page. Part 1: The Elements; part 2: Notes Critical and Geometrical; part 3: Euclid's Data; part 4: The Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. English text. Handsomely bound in contemporary full calf, smooth spine with gilt bands. Initial and terminal blanks present. Diagrams throughout. Printed side-notes. Three folding plates towards the back of the book. Dedication: "To the King, this edition of the principal books of the elements of Euclid, and of the book of his Data, is most humbly dedicated, by His Majesty's most dutiful, and most devoted subject and servant, Robert Simson". Condition: GOOD. Collated complete. Binding tight and secure. Some rubbing and abrasions to covers, lacking spine title-plate. The textblock very well-preserved. Front endpaper shortened at fore edge. Pastedowns with some inking. An excellent copy.

Condition: Fair. 8vo, [iv],466,[ii]32pp (21x13cms), recent full panelled calf with title gilt on label, 3 copper plates of trigonometrical diagrams, one corner tear not affecting text (C4). The plates fold out for ease of reference, (creased along the folds and dust marked and creased on edges), has a new ffep. Overall the text is clean.Comments: published by one of the important British Classical publishers of the the 18th Century. Publication of this edition was overseen by Andrew, son of Robert Foulis who took over the firm after the death of his brother, the older Andrew Foulis. The press was already struggling financially during this period. Robert Simson (1687 - 1768), attended the University of Glasgow in 1702 at age 14, studied classics and oriental languages, later pursued interests in mathematics especially of the early Greeks. In 1711 was appointed Professor of Mathematics at Glasgow University, devoting much energy to restoring and editing the works of the early Greek geometers. His first edition of Euclid's elements was published in 1756, was immensely successful, becoming for many years the standard work, being republished in various editions as late as 1944. Refer to Gaskell "A Bibliography of the Foulis Press", item 648.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 4to in brown cloth. Excellent condition. Bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise pristine, unread interior with no writing or markings of any kind. Photos are of the actual book you will receive. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.

Contemporary Calf. Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition Thus. With the three folding plates at the rear. Edges and tail of spine slightly worn. Text lightly toned.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Hardcover book in good condition. Printed in 1752 (MDCCLII). Some rubbing wear to boards, pages shows light foxing, title page has been cut. Front hinge starting, otherwise binding is tight. Remains an overall very nice copy. Raised bands and with gilt lettered label to spine. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

Condition: Good. 8vo. 12.5 x 20.5 cm. Contemporary calf covers with later calf spine.,520pp; 2 folding plates.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:771261819:Notes:The Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry have a separate title page with the date 1794.

Dublin (Ireland, Irlande), P. Wogan, 1795. In-8, 520 pp., reliure de l'époque plein veau, pièce de titre au dos, titre manuscrit encadré sur le plat supérieur (plat supérieur détaché, rousseurs, dernière planche froissée et tachée). Illustré de nombreuses figures dans le texte et de 3 planches hors-texte. Une note manuscrite avec dessin.* Voir photographie(s) / See picture(s). * Membre du SLAM et de la LILA / ILAB Member. La librairie est ouverte du lundi au vendredi de 14h à 19h. Merci de nous prévenir avant de passer,certains de nos livres étant entreposés dans une réserve.

Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1984. XXVIII,502 pp. B./w. ills. Orig. hardcover (brown cloth with gilt lettering). 4to. (Asfar. Publikaties van het Documentatiebureau Islam-Christendom van de Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, Deel 2). Latin text, translation and editorial matter in English. Imprint from label on title page (originally published by: New Rhine Publishers, Leiden, 1983).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xxviii 502pp hardback, brown cloth gilt, illustrated in text, English introduction, illustrations in text, no signs of use.

8vo, 208 x 120 mms., pp. [xvi], 399 [400 adverts], 18 folding engraved plates, contemporary calf, rebacked, no label; title-page soiled, some text browned. The Scottish mathematician and physicist John Keill (16711721) studied mathematics at the University of Edinburgh under David Gregory (16611708), whom he followed to Balliol College, Oxford. Oxford DNB records that "After developing ways of expounding Newtonian principles by experimental demonstrations in his room at Balliol, Keill was appointed as a lecturer in experimental philosophy at Hart Hall. He therefore offered the first course on Newtonian natural philosophy, and the first reputedly based on 'experimental demonstrations', at either of the English universities." The first edition of this book seems to have been published in 1699.

Contemporary Calf. Condition: Near Very Good. Sixth Edition. Old ink trials on endpapers. No leaves before title page or rear endpaper. Calf quite well preserved, perhaps a title label is lacking. Many line diagrams within the text, no frontispiece if one is called for.

Full Calf. Condition: Near Very Good. Second Edition, Considerable Improved. Book measures 22x14.5.cm. viii,382pp, text diagrams throughout. Bound in full leather. At some time the book has been rebacked, retaining the period boards, raised bands, gilt lines and title lettering. Boards repaired on corners. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, the original endpaper have been retained, 2 name inscriptions on endpaper, dated 1830,1833. Some spotting, staining throughout, heavy in places. Pages in good condition. A good well bound copy. Size: 8vo.

1st ed. - 503 pages. - (Asfar : publikaties van het Documentatiebureau Islam-Christendom van de Rijksuniversiteit Leiden ; deel 2). - Cloth, good+.

Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorAnthony Lo Bello received his Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from Yale University in 1975 under the supervision of S. Kakutani. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at Allegheny College, Meadville Pennsylvania.

Leather Bound. Condition: Fine. Elements of Geometry. Euclid's third century BCE work, as edited by Robert Potts. Fully bound in navy leather, with gold stamped boards, raised bands on spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, and satin ribbon. Like new, with no bumped corners or scratches on the pageblock; based on the position of the ribbon this book has never been read. 506pp.

leather. geometric examples (illustrator). 3rd Edition, enlarged, of Playfair's Euclid; contains the Six Books of Euclid, with a supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle and the Geometry of Solids; to which are added Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry; geometric examples throughout; three-quarter calf over boards, title label to spine; heavy foxing and tanning throughout, although all text and diagrams clear and readable; boards rubbed, sunned, and with spotting; leather knocked/worn to corners; spine professionally rebacked/restored, retaining original title label. no dustwrapper. 447pp. 8vo. Good (pages heavily foxed and tanned); spine restored Good (pages heavily foxed and tanned); spine restored.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Fifth edition. Small 8vo. [3], iv-vi, [1], 2-282, [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Original brown cloth with a paper label printed in black on the spine; all edges decoratively speckled. Price of 4s. 6d. on the spine's paper label. Illustrated with several in-text geometrical diagrams. Lowndes II 757. The fifth edition of Potts' translation, and a "school edition", specially tailored to the education of pupils on Euclid before they advance to post-secondary schooling. The first school edition from Potts was published in 1845. A pleasing copy. A small chip to the label and a touch of rubbing to the boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Fien. No jacket. In collaboration with Carlos Dorce and his team; Iolanda Guevara Casanova, Minca Blanco, Aina Ferra, Quim Liorens and Irina Pi.

Condition: Used - Very Good. 1905. Cloth, octavo, 139 pp. Previous owner's inscription inside front cover. Spine of cloth sunned. Some scuffing and bumping to cloth. Internally, very sound. Overall, very good.

Condition: Used - Good. 1811. Full calf, worn at extremities; covers rather scuffed. 518 pp., well illus., with three folding tables. Some age-spotting internally, but text is very legible throughout. Overall, a good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Octavo. ix, (3), 513, (1)pp. Indices and 10 page bibliography. Parallel text in Latin, Hebrew and Arabic. Green buckram lettered in white with red band near top of spine. Illustrated throughout with geometric diagrams. A fine, as new copy. Euclid's Elements is one of the canonical texts that shaped our cultural heritage. It was translated from Greek into Arabic and from Arabic into Hebrew and Latin. There is little agreement about the textual history of the Arabic translations. The present book offers for the first time a critical edition of two Hebrew translations of Books Iâ"II, by Moses Ibn Tibbon and by "Rabbi Jacob". A serious attempt is made to learn from the Hebrew translations also about the history of the Arabic text. The edition of Ibn Tibbon's translation is accompanied by an Arabic text which was probably its source. Rabbi Jacob's translation is compared to the Latin translation ascribed to Adelard of Bath, probably based on the same Arabic tradition. (Publisher) Contents: Introduction. Background : the Hebrew elements -- origins and reception -- The translation ascribed to Rabbi Jacob -- The translation by Moses Ibn Tibbon -- RJ and MIT : independent or related? -- The edition -- Appendix I: The textual hybridity of RJ : examples -- Appendix II: Differences between the diagrams of RJ and I/T for which there is no apparent explanation -- Appendix III: A comparison of the diagrams in RJ that are different from those in I/T with the diagrams in other á ¤ajjÄjian texts -- Appendix IV: Examples of literalism and non-literalism in MIT. Volume 88 in the Brill series "Etudes sur la Judaisme Medieval." (EJM).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 4th Edition. Xxix, 499 Pp. Including Index At End. Fourth Edition, 2013, Newly Corrected, The Best Edition. Well Printed With Wide Spacing For Ease Of Reading And For Note Taking. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 9.25 x 7.5", color pict black cloth, 268pp, a nice copy; with Essay by Werner Oechslin, 9.25 x 7.5", pict wraps, 95pp, in English, French, and German; both in matching color pict black cloth clamshell case. Beautiful copy.