Sir Isaac Newton and One of his Prisms. A Family Record.
Inman, H. T.
From Meridian Rare Books ABA PBFA, London, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller Since October 8, 2009
Quantity: 1From Meridian Rare Books ABA PBFA, London, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller Since October 8, 2009
Quantity: 1About this Item
First and only edition. 8vo. pp. 72; four plates; occasional ink stain to upper outer corners of text, good in the original cloth gilt, somewhat non-uniformly faded, rubbed to extremities. The author was the eighth owner of a prism given by Sir Isaac Newton to a member of our family , who donated the object to the British Museum on condition that he receive a sufficient number of printed copies of a manuscript I had prepared for distribution among my relation and friends. This contained evidences of the genuineness of the prism . (Preface). The book is rare, with only three other copies found on WorldCat. Seller Inventory # 15425
Bibliographic Details
Title: Sir Isaac Newton and One of his Prisms. A ...
Publisher: Oxford for Private Circulation,
Publication Date: 1927
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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