Lot 242
Euler, Leonard
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Description
A compleat theory of the construction and properties of vessels... London: P. Elmsley, 1776. 8vo, contemporary calf, 10 (of 11) folding plates, lacking plate 10, contemporary calf, bookplate, a little rubbed, some slight chipping, joints splitting, some very slight foxing to page creases, foremargin of page 12 trimmed with loss of a couple of letters [ESTC T99891]
Footnote
Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
Note: Various editions of this work call for 6 plates, whilst the plate numbering in this edition suggests that there should be 11. Although only 10 plates are present in this copy, there is no obvious sign of the missing plate having been removed.