Elements of Mathematics, Comprehending Geometry, Conic Sections, Mensuration, Spherics
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Elements of Mathematics, Comprehending Geometry, Conic Sections, Mensuration, Spherics, Illustrated with 30 Copper-plates; for the Use of Schools
John West
Edinburgh : Printed for William Creech, 1784.
Edinburgh : Printed for William Creech; and sold in London by T. Longman and T. Cadell, 1784. x, [4], 417, [1] p. (last page blank), [30] folded leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 22 cm. (8vo) Fully re-bound in modern brown calf skin leather. Gilt borders and decorative flourishes on spine. Gilt title lettering. Perfect binding. New endpapers. Owner's inscription on title page. Otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked with minor toning. Several folding copper plate illustrations throughout. A complete and comprehensive mathematical text, in a bright and clean modern binding.