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Lot 66

Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-307
Nov 9, 2021 4:00AM CT
Lots 308-687
Nov 10, 2021 4:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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[SCIENCE – BINDINGS] – 12 works in 15 volumes about science with fine bindings, comprising:

 
ADLER, Mortimer J. The Four Dimensions of Philosophy. 1993. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY ADLER. -- BOYLE, Robert. The Skeptical Chymist. 1997. -- DARWIN, Charles. The Descent of Man. 1998. 2 volumes. -- DARWIN, Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. 1987. -- EDDINGTON, A.S. and EINSTEIN, Albert. On Relativity.1999. -- FRANKLIN. Experiments and Observations on Electricity. 1996. -- HALES, Stephen. Statical Essays: Containing Haemastaticks. 2000. -- HOOKE, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon. 1995. -- LYELL, Charles. Principles of Geology. 1997. 3 volumes. -- NAPIER, John. The Construction of the Wonderful Canon of Logarithms.[With:] MacDonald, William Rae. A Catalogue of the Various Editions of Napier’s Works. 1997. -- NEWTON, Isaac. A Treatise of the System of the World. 1993. -- VESALIUS, Andreas. The Illustrations of the Works of Andreas Vesalius. 1993. -- Together, 12 works in 15 volumes, all published New York, NY by Gryphon Editions or Norwalk, CT by the Easton Press, several privately printed for the members of the Classics of Science Library, some with title-pages in red and black, many with laid-in notes from the editors, all in original leather bindings, raised bands, gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endleaves, attached bookmarks, 10 as new in original shrink-wrap, condition generally fine.
 

Property from the Thomas Sills Trust, Chicago. Illinois

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