Ozanam, Jacques: Recreations Mathematiques et Physiques I-II (1694)
€1.800,00
Jacques Ozanam (1640-1718)
Recreations Mathematiques et Physiques, Qui Contiennent Plusieurs Problêmes d’Arithmetique, de Geometrie, d’Optique, de Gnomonique, de Cosmographie, de Mecanique, de Pyrotechnie, & de Physique. Avec un Traité nouveau des Horloges Elementaires. Tomes I-II.
Paris, Jean Jombert, 1694, pp. (32) + 400 + 44; (16) + 303 + 20 + (8) + 163 + 20.
Three parts in two volumes with the two latter parts bound together. Contemporary full leather binding, spine with five raised bands, red label and six compartments featuring gilt floral motifs. Red sprinkled paint decorations on the fore edge. First volume features 44 illustrations, the second volume 40.
Some wear around the edges on both volumes. Foxing in pages of both volumes. Tear and loss of leather near the head on the spine, exposing some binding. An excellent copy.
First edition. Skillfully bound and illustrated copy of a intriguing treatise featuring scientific problems from multiple fields of science.
