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Lot 353 - A170 Books - Saturday, 20. September 2014, 10.00 AM

Newton, Isaac. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. [published by Edmond Halley]. With numerous woodcuts in text and 1 folded engraving. London, Joseph Streater for the Royal Society, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. Half-leather-binding of the 19th century with gilt spine in new cloth-box. -Inside: Minimaly browend, in the boardes light foxing, pg. 134 with a smal tear on the white below margin. Smal blurred ink spot on the errata-folio. - First edition of one of the most important scientifical books of all time with a fascinating historical Swiss biography.

Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. [Herausgegeben von Edmond Halley]. Mit zahlreichen Holzschnitt-Figuren im Text u. 1 gefalt. Kupfertafel.
London, Joseph Streater für die Royal Society, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. Kl.-4°. [4] Bll., 510 (recte 496, Paginierungssprung von 383 auf 400) S., [1] Bl. (Errata als Ersatz für das w. Bl. Ooo4). Halbleder des 19. Jahrhunderts mit goldgepr. Rückentitel u. Rückenvergoldung. In neuer Leinen-Kassette. "Perhaps the greatest intellectual stride that it has ever been granted to any man to make" (Einstein).

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