Thursday, November 3, 2011

Histoire des recherches sur la quadrature du cercle. 1754. Montucla.
First edition

[MONTUCLA, Jean-Etienne].  Histoire des recherches sur la quadrature du cercle. 

Paris, Jombert, 1754.

1000 €

12mo (16.6x9.5 cm), xliii-(5)-304-(4) pages and 8 folding plates.  binding: Contemporary full mottled calf, gilt flat spine, title in gilt on lettering-piece, red edges.  Few spotting on title page. Upper joint starting to split at the head, tailcap and corners a little worn.

Rare first edition published anonymously on the history of the "quadrature of the circle".

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