1915, Longmans, Green and Co., London. 4to. pp xi, 441. First edition cloth binding with 15 plates and colour frontispiece. Gilt titling, top edge and coat of arms on front cover. Addresses and essays which commemorate Napier's famous "Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio". Several plates reproduce his original manuscripts. Ex-library copy with sticker on spine and stamp on bastard title-page and title-page. Minor shelfwear, text block in fine condition.

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Seller: Antiquariaat Schierenberg (NL)
Seller's Inventory #: 42564
Title: Napier Tercentenary Memorial Volume
Author: Knott, C. G
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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