François-Charles-Michel Marie - Géométrie Stéréographique...

Cowley Stereographic Geometry, or reliefs of polyhedra, to facilitate the study of bodies. Splendid and rare volume of solid and three-dimensional geometry printed in 1835 in Paris (octavo format). It is the first edition and French-language adaptation of the works of the English cartographer and mathematician John Lodge Cowley, consisting of IV + 44 pages, with 25 engraved plates. The volume is presented complete with all 25 plates foreseen, intact and in excellent condition with minimal signs of time. Binding: Solid and period binding in blue cloth half-bound, with boards covered in marbled paper. Spine smooth bearing titles and gold-impressed fillets. Binding sturdy with light and physiological signs of time at the corners and margins of the boards. Paper overall fresh, flexible and well preserved, with light and natural aging foxing.

Estimate:£463.75

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