MONTUCLA, Jean Etienne (1725-1799). Histoire des Mathématiques ... nouvelle édition, edited by Jérôme de la Lande, Paris: Henri Agasse, An VII-X [1799]-1802, 4 volumes, 4°, one engraved portrait only (of 2) and 45 folding engraved plates by G. Bernard (lacking the portrait of the author in vol. IV, library markings, including stamp on plate versos, final plate in vol. I repaired, advertisement leaves at end of vol. II detached, half title, title and preliminaries to vol. IV creased, occasional browning and soiling), contemporary vellum (soiled and worn) [Brunet III, 1874; Sotheran I, 3060] Provenance: JCL; together with volumes III,V, VII and IX only of the Academie des Sciences Mémoires de Mathématique (Paris, 1750-86), containing 94 folding plates. (7)

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MONTUCLA, Jean Etienne (1725-1799). Histoire des Mathématiques ... nouvelle édition, edited by Jérôme de la Lande, Paris: Henri Agasse, An VII-X [1799]-1802, 4 volumes, 4°, one engraved portrait only (of 2) and 45 folding engraved plates by G. Bernard (lacking the portrait of the author in vol. IV, library markings, including stamp on plate versos, final plate in vol. I repaired, advertisement leaves at end of vol. II detached, half title, title and preliminaries to vol. IV creased, occasional browning and soiling), contemporary vellum (soiled and worn) [Brunet III, 1874; Sotheran I, 3060] Provenance: JCL; together with volumes III,V, VII and IX only of the Academie des Sciences Mémoires de Mathématique (Paris, 1750-86), containing 94 folding plates. (7)

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