Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. Perpetuis commentariis illustrata, communi studio pp. Thomae le Seur et Francisci Jacquier. Editio nova.

[PHILOSOPHY]. NEWTON, Sir Isaac, WRIGHT, John (editor).

Published by Glasgow for the academic press by Andrew and John M. Duncan, 1822

First Glasgow Jesuits edition; 4 vols, 8vo (240 x 145 mm); diagrams within the text, contemporary ownership inscription to the half title, light offsetting and occasional spotting; contemporary tan calf, spine elaborately gilt in compartments with the arms of Gonville & Caius College, black morocco labels, blind roll and gilt arms to boards, marbled endpapers and edges, joints just starting, some old repairs, excellent condition; 431, 320, 341, & 202pp. The highly regarded first Glasgow edition of the 'Jesuits' text. This set handsomely bound with the gilt arms of Gonville & Caius College, and the contemporary ownership inscription of John Spedding of Newcastle-on-Tyne (1806-1884), who earned his BA there in 1828. 'Another useful work, containing extended notes that expand the proofs and help make them intelligible, is the so-called "Jesuits edition", actually produced by two Minim fathers, Thomas le Seur and François Jacquier (1739-1742, 1760, 1780-1785, 1822, 1833), of which the best edition is the one published in Glasgow in 1822 and in 1833, corrected by J.M.F. Wright, whose two-volume Commentary on Newton's "Principia" is also a useful work' (Newton, The Principia, edited by Cohen & Whitman, 1999, p. 294). Seller Inventory # 113303

Bibliographic Details

Title: Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica...
Publisher: Glasgow for the academic press by Andrew and John M. Duncan
Publication Date: 1822
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition