Historic Instruments for the Advancement of Science

First edition of this handbook to the Oxford Collections prepared for the opening of the Lewis Evans Collection on May 5, 1925. Hardback, [ii] + 90pp. Bound in navy cloth, ruled in blind, gilt title to spine. Improvised protective greaseproof covering. Cover and contents in extremely fine condition. The Lewis Evans Collection of Scientific Instruments formed the nucleus of the collection of the present-day History of Science Museum, housed in the Old Ashmolean building in Oxford. The handbook documents early mathematical, astronomical, optical, and physical instruments, detailed through descriptive entries, provenance histories, and illustrations.