recreations mathematiques composées von leurechon jean (2 Ergebnisse)

French text. Important early book on recreational mathematics with problems in applied mathematics. Defective copy lacking the preliminaries for both parts, but with complete texts. weight: 0.6 lb. Fair, lacks the title pages and half-titles, heavy wear to covers with some loss to spine, foxed and dampstiained, small scorched spot to top edge. . Numerous woodcut illustrations. 17.5x11x3 cm 3-216 :5-100 pages. Old brown leather, raised bands, gilt spine decorations.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. TITLE CONTINUED: De plusieurs Problemes, plaisans & facetieux d'Arithmetique, Geometrie, Astrologie, Optique, Perspective, Mechanique, Chymie & autres rares & curieux Secrets: Plusieurs desquels n'ont jamais este Imprime. [Part: 1 comprises the text of "Recreations mathematiques", by Jean Leurechon, originally published under the pseudonym of H. van Etten, parts 2 and 3 are anonymous each with their own title page], all 3 parts separately paginated, French text. LACKS 1 LEAF, E6 (pages 75-76), a good FACSIMILE inserted. Small 8vo, approximately 160 x 90 mm, 6½ x 3¾ inches, 75 illustrations in the text, Part 1 38; Part 2, 25 and Part 3, 12; pages: [4], 1-220; [4], 1-72, [14]; [4], 1-47 [1], last page blank, full French speckled calf, gilt lettered black label and gilt decoration to spine. Head of spine chipped with loss, rubbing to hinges, corners worn at tips, small repair to top corner of page 181, tip of top corner of title page and lower corner of page 3, no loss to text, minor small stains to many top margins, occasional small spot or stain. A good copy. See: Chris Philip, A Bibliography of Firework Books,page 52, E080.11; Trevor Hall Old Conjuring Books, pages 83-119 on Mathematical Recreations. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.