Traité de Mécanique Céleste

by Pierre Simon Laplace, Marquis de

$85,000 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

1798-1827. Folding engraved plate in Vol. IV. Five vols. Large 4to 281 x 200 mm. , cont. polished calf, sides panelled in blind gilt, spines decorated in blind gilt, a.e.g.. Paris: J.B.M. Duprat others, An VII 1798 -1825-1827. First edition, a magnificent set on large and fine paper, complete set with all the supplements. This is the only large and fine paper set I have ever seen on the market. In this monumental and fundamental

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