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.

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Bookseller: Wykeham Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BIBLIO-40107
Title: Early Editions of Euclid's Elements
Author: Thomas-Stanford, C
Format/Binding: Cloth, gilt cover device, 4to, 29 cm,
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: Limited edition of 450 copies
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 091534629X
ISBN 13: 9780915346295
Publisher: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, San Francisco, new edition, 1977
Place of Publication: San Francisco
Date Published: 1977
Pages: iii-ix, 67 pp, [8] pp of plates, [4], xii [i.e. xiii] leaves of plates
Keywords: Euclid. - Elements - Bibliography. Geometry - Euclid - Elements - Editions - 1482-1600 - Bibliographies Thomas-Stanford, C. Harvey, B. Plotnick Collection of the History of Quantum Mechanics and the Theory of Relativity 091534629X
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