ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY. by Legendre, A. M. Translated from the French by David Brewster. Revised and adapted to the Course of Mathematical Instruction in the United States by Charles Davies - 1844

A. S. Barnes & Company, New York. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. This is the 1851 ed., subtitle : Revised and Adapted to the Course of mathematical Instruction in the United States; 370 p., plus a 15 p. "Table of Logarithms from 1 to 10,000" and a 45 p. "Table of Logarithmic Sines and Tangents for every Degree and Minute of the Quadrant." There are penciled markings on front paste down, the front end page has been torn away, and the former owner's name is written in pencil on the t.p. There are a few penciled notations in the margins of the appendices and back end page, Inserts are two fern fronds. Many diagrams accompany text. Paper is strong and only mildly age-toned though foxed. Text block is firm, but the front gutter is cracked and front board nearly detached. The thick yellow leather boards are bumped and scuffed and abraded along spine. The gilt lettering on black patch on spine is partially effaced. This volume deserves rebinding.

A.S. Barnes & Co, 1882. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Leather Bound. Boards have shelf/edge wear. Spine top and foot frayed. Penciled name to ffep. Browning to paste downs and end pages. Interior clean and unmarked.

Philadelpha, Pennsylvania: A. S. Barnes, 1841. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 5 x 8-1/4 in.`. GOOD/NO DUST JACKET. Former library book. ; Original tan leather covers; library stamps on inside cover and endpapers; foxing on endpapers; contents clean and tight, 297 pages plus 62 pages of tables; translated from the French by David Brewster.

New York: A. S. Barnes & Co, 1847. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 1st American edition, 1847. A Good+ copy. 8vo., 297 pp with 62 pp. Tables. Ex-library with all faults; bound in brown buckram. Pages are foxed, especially at edges. Binding is tight; pages are legible.

Philadelphia: A. S. Barnes and Co.. Fair with no dust jacket; Musty, foxing throughout, owner signature on . front and rear endpapers, boards worn and soiled, penciled calculations on . rear endpapers and flyleaves. Ink spots on several pages. Front hinge . cracked.. 1841. Later Printing. Hardcover. Translated from the French by David Brewster. Brown leather binding. One of the volumes in "Davies' Course of Mathematics" series. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 432 pages .

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Collins, Keese & Co, January 1838. Hardcover . Fair/No Jacket. Fair Hardcover with No DJ. 1838 Moderate to heavy soiling and shelfwear to covers, including rubbing. Spine has rubbing and a tear on end. Textblock mildly soiled. Writing and soiling on inside covers and endpapers. Pages soiled and foxed. Pages tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.