MOIVRE, Abraham de (1667-1754). The Doctrine of Chances: or, A method of calculating the probabilities of events in play, London: H. Woodfall, 1738. 4° (282 x 223mm). With blank a4 and final errata leaf. Engraved head- and tailpiece (some spotting and browning, occasionally severe). 19th-century half calf. Second edition, [?]second issue. De Moivre's great work on probability first appeared in 1718.