Hardcover Edition
409 Pages
Book Description
Basic Books Inc, NY, 1957. Hardcover. Book Condition: Acceptable+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustwrapper. A Volume in the Collector's Series in Science. Large 4to in slipcase, backed in brown cloth with marbled paper over the boards, Title-page is a facsimile of the original with engraved frontispiece, and is printed in brown and black ink, Text block is printed on laid paper, textual illustrations. there, all text is clear and legible. the front and rear hinges are loose. Otherwise tight clean near fine copy. A fascinating look at the brth of science. Facsimile of the London 1658 edition. The book contains many passages of particular interest in the history of science. The most often cites occur in the optical sections where he gives a clear description of the Camera Obscura, with and without a lens. Scarce.
This book was added to our book store on Thursday 04 February, 2010.
