Early Editions of Euclid's Elements by Thomas-Stanford, Charles - 1977

San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1977. Hardcover. Fine. Reprint of the 1926 first edition. Quarto. Original gray cloth binding, with gilt titles. Issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy.

San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1977 4to (28.5 cm), IX, 67 pp, p, 12 plates. Publisher's cloth. Reprint of the 1926 edition of a bibliography of incunabula and 16th century editions of Euclid's Elements, one of the most frequently printed book after the Bible. An overview introduction is followed by annotated lists of Greek, Greek and Latin editions of no less than first six books with demonstrations, editions in Greek and Latin of the enunciations, translations into current European languages and Arabic, fragmentary editions in various languages. The book is based on Thomas-Stanford own collection, one of the first of the kind.

Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, San Francisco, new edition, 1977. Limited edition of 450 copies. Cloth, gilt cover device, 4to, 29 cm,. iii-ix, 67 pp, [8] pp of plates, [4], xii [i.e. xiii] leaves of plates. The first edition of this work was published in 1926 by The Bibliographical Society of London as Vol. No XX in the Illustrated Monographs series. This reprint includes several additional plates. Contents: Preface; Text; Bibliography: I. Editions of not less than the first six books with demonstrations, &c., in Greek, Greek and Latin, or Latin; II. Editions in Greek and Latin of the Enunciations only; III. Translations into current European languages, and into Arabic; IV. Fragmentary editions in various languages; Index of Places; Index of Printers and Publishers List of Plates. Very Good.

AW Fine Arts. New. 1977. Hardcover. 091534629X .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED -- - Limited edition of 450 copies. Revision of the 1926 edition, published by arrangement with the Bibliographical Society of London. 14 plates have been added to the 12 in the first edition, some printed in two colors. 8-1/2 x 11 inches. 120 pp. 27 facsimile plates. -- with a bonus offer-- .