£260
EUCLID, CHRISTOPHER CLAVIUS. EUCLIDIS ELEMENTORUM LIBRI XV, 1607. Euclidis Elementorum Libri XV: Accessit liber XVI. De solidorum regularium cuiuslibet intra quodlibet comparatione. : Omnes perspicuis demonstrationibus, accurati?sque scholiis illustrati: nunc quarto? editi, ac multarum rerum accessione post primam editionem locupletati. Francofurti: Ex Officina Typographica Nicolai Hoffmanni, Sumptibus Jonae Rhodii, 1607. Latin. 8vo. 680pp. Vellum binding. Uncollated. Title page in red and black; title vignette. Part 2 has special title page with vignette. Covers rubbed and fogged with some slight marks. Rear flyleaf torn. Previous owner gift inscription to front flyleaf, dated 1818. Internally, pages are lightly age toned, but still bright and clear.
Christopher Clavius was a German mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He was a member of the Vatican commission that accepted the Gregorian calendar.
Provenance: From a private collection by descent to the vendor.
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