Lot 218
Cramer, Gabriel
Introduction à l'analyse des lignes courbes algébriques
Auction: Books & Manuscripts | 01 October 2026 from 10am | Lots 209 to 220
Description
Geneva: chez les frères Cramer et Cl. Philibert, 1750. First edition, 4to (24.4 x 19cm), contemporary cat's-paw calf, 33 folded plates and 1 folded table, ex-library copy with bookplate of Edinburgh University Library (Department of Mathematics), front board nearly detached, rear joint cracked, corner tips worn, some occasional spotting;
together with:
L'Hospital, Guillaume de. Analyse des Infiniment Petits, pour l'Intelligence des Lignes Courbes. Paris: chez Francois Montalant, 1716. Second edition, 4to (25 x 18.5cm), contemporary calf, 11 folded plates, ex-library copy with stamp on title-page (Edinburgh University), front board detached, rear joint cracked, some dust-soiling on top margin, corner tips worn;
and 4 others, ex-library copies: Clark, Practical Directions for Preserving the Teeth, 1825 (front board nearly detached), Jameson, Mineralogical Travels through the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland Islands, 1813 (2 volumes bound in 1, front board detached, missing 1 plate), Cleghorn, The Forests and Gardens of South India, 1861, Kirkpatrick Sharpe, A Historical Account of the Belief in Witchcraft in Scotland, 1884 (6)
Footnote
Gabriel Cramer was a renowned Genevan mathematician. His 1750 treatise was the most complete exposition of algebraic curves existing at that time.