The Principles of Science: A Treatise on Logic and Scientific Method (Vincent Henry Stanton copy).

JEVONS, William Stanley

Published by London: Macmillan, 1874

About this Item

London: Macmillan, 1874. Two volumes. Octavo, original full brick cloth. Housed in custom clamshell box. A near fine copy with some moderate foxing to the title page of volume 2, else clean and bright throughout with string hinges. From the library of Vincent Henry Stanton (1846 - 1924) who was Regius professor of Divinity at Cambridge University who also lectured in political economy. He was also a member of the Cambridge Apostles intellectual secret society. First edition of Jevons seminal treatise on logic and the scientific method, with engraved illustration and detailed description of his logical piano the first logic machine with enough power to solve complicated problems with superhuman speed (Hook & Norman).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Principles of Science: A Treatise on Logic and Scientific Method (Vincent Henry Stanton copy).
• Publisher: London: Macmillan
• Publication Date: 1874
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket