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BABBAGE, Charles (1791-1871). Passages from the Life of a Philosopher. London: Longman [etc.], 1864. 8° (224 x 144mm). Half-title. Wood-engraved frontispiece of Difference Engine No.1. (Gathering K loose, occasional finger-soiling, half-title and frontispiece lightly spotted, without the 24pp. ads found in some copies.) Original green cloth, uncut (lightly rubbed). Provenance: Edward Strutt, first Baron Belper (inscription on front endpaper). FIRST EDITION of Babbage's final book, a prime source of knowledge for his Difference and Analytical Engines. Hyman p.260; Van Sinderen 1980, no. 77; From Gutenberg to the Internet 6.2; Origins of Cyberspace 84.
With the following works by the same author: The Exposition of 1851 (London, 1851) in original cloth; A Comparative View of the Various Institutions for the Assurance of Lives (London, 1826) in half calf; and On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures (London, 1832) in calf.
With the following works by the same author: The Exposition of 1851 (London, 1851) in original cloth; A Comparative View of the Various Institutions for the Assurance of Lives (London, 1826) in half calf; and On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures (London, 1832) in calf.