NEWTON, Isaac. Opticks: or a treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflections and colours of light, London: printed by W. Bowyer for W. Innys, 1717, 8°, second edition, first issue, 2pp. publisher's advertisement leaf at end, 12 folding engraved plates (one plate with marginal repair and resultant loss, lightly browned throughout with some soiling, ink mark on H1v, occasional burn marks), later calf (recently rebacked). [Babson 133; Wallis 175] Provenance: George Taylor (mss. note on title); John Kipling (mss. note on title crossed out); JCL

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NEWTON, Isaac. Opticks: or a treatise of the reflections, refractions, inflections and colours of light, London: printed by W. Bowyer for W. Innys, 1717, 8°, second edition, first issue, 2pp. publisher's advertisement leaf at end, 12 folding engraved plates (one plate with marginal repair and resultant loss, lightly browned throughout with some soiling, ink mark on H1v, occasional burn marks), later calf (recently rebacked). [Babson 133; Wallis 175] Provenance: George Taylor (mss. note on title); John Kipling (mss. note on title crossed out); JCL

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The plates were newly engraved for this second edition in order to suit the smaller format. Several amendments and omissions were also made to the text.

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