EMCH, Arnold - An Introduction to Projective Geometry and Its Applications: An Analytic and Synthetic Treatment 1905 First

EMCH, Arnold. An Introduction to Projective Geometry and Its Applications: An Analytic and Synthetic Treatment. New York: John Wiley & Sons / London: Chapman & Hall, Limited, 1905. First Edition. First Thousand, indicating this is the first printing of the book, limited to 1000 copies. Octavo (8vo), vii, 267pp. Bound in the original publisher's dark green cloth, spine gilt-lettered. A very scarce copy of the true first printing of Emch’s seminal early 20th-century treatise combining abstract projective theory with graphic statics and engineering mechanics. Unidentified signature in fountain pen across the title page, with a similar name in pencil on the first free endpaper. Good to Very Good condition. Remnants of some kind of label on the back cover. Binding remains tight and square with original dark green cloth showing minor shelf wear and light rubbing to the spine ends and corners. Hinges are sturdy. Internal text block is clean and bright with only very light toning.