• Christies auction house James Christie logo

    Sale 5141

    Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts

    London, South Kensington

    |

    12 November 2007

    Browse Sale
Previous Lot
Search
Next Lot
    • EULER, Leonhard (1707-1783). M
    Lot 78

    EULER, Leonhard (1707-1783). Methodus inveniendi lineas curvas. Lausanne and Geneva: M.-M. Bousquet & Cie, 1744. 4° (233 x 185mm). Title printed in red and black with engraved device (top margins waterstained throughout with occasional soiling and light damstaining). Contemporary half calf (worn and broken). FIRST EDITION.

    Price realised

    GBP 812

    Estimate

    GBP 700 - GBP 1,000

    Follow lot
    Add to Interests

    EULER, Leonhard (1707-1783). Methodus inveniendi lineas curvas. Lausanne and Geneva: M.-M. Bousquet & Cie, 1744. 4° (233 x 185mm). Title printed in red and black with engraved device (top margins waterstained throughout with occasional soiling and light damstaining). Contemporary half calf (worn and broken). FIRST EDITION.

    Contact us

    • Contact Client Service

      info@christies.com

      New York +1 212 636 2000

      London +44 (0)20 7839 9060

      infoasia@christies.com

      Asia +852 2760 1766

    Other information

    Special Notice


    No VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium.


    Recommended features

      • 5 minutes with... Animation ar
      • 5 minutes with... Animation artwork for the film Animal Farm

        Thomas Venning, Head of Books & Manuscripts in London, explains the parts played by Clark Gable and the CIA in realising Britain’s first animated feature film

      • 5 minutes with... The Ireland
      • 5 minutes with... The Ireland Shakespeare forgeries

        The Schøyen Collection comprises major works and rarities by Shakespeare and Goethe — as well as copies of notorious Shakespeare forgeries

      • Collecting guide: Bibles
      • Collecting guide: Bibles

        Mark Wiltshire, Associate Specialist in Science & Books, walks us through the history of Christianity’s most influential printed text

      • Collecting Guide: Scientific&n
      • Collecting Guide: Scientific books

        Our Books and Manuscripts specialists advise on a richly rewarding and ever-evolving collectors’ market

      • Quentin Blake on ‘doing things
      • Quentin Blake on ‘doing things a writer can’t do’

        As the Quentin Blake: Not in Books sale opens, the illustrator of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many other books offers a glimpse of his creative process

      • Virtual tour: Handbags x HYPE
      • Virtual tour: Handbags x HYPE at Christie’s New York

        The viewing showcases the most comprehensive selection of limited-edition handbags and Supreme accessories to ever come to Christie’s.

Share
Email
Copy link