A Compleat System of Opticks in Four Books, viz, A Popular, a Mathematical, a Mechanical, and a Philosophical Treatise. To which are added Remarks upon the Whole (in Two Volumes)

Smith, Robert

Published by The Author, Cambridge, 1738

About this Item

full calf binding, small (1cm) cracks to hinges at spine heads, leather on boards scuffed where the books, left too long on the shelves, had become stuck to each other (see photos), some mild soiling on title pages, but text otherwise clean and tight throughout, illustrated with 83 folding engraved plates. Signed by an early owner (Richard Moore), who notes that he paid £2 and 8 shillings for it. Size: 4to.

Seller Inventory # 28272

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Compleat System of Opticks in Four Books, viz, A Popular, a Mathematical, a Mechanical, and a Philosophical Treatise. To which are added Remarks upon the Whole (in Two Volumes)
• Publisher: The Author, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1738
• Binding: Full-Leather
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Collectable
  • Sciences and Technology