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Physics Euler, Leonhard Lettres à une princesse d'Allemagne. 3 parts in 2 volumes. With 12 folded plates and numerous woodcut illustrations, some of which are full-page. St Petersburg, 1768–1772. XII, 314 pp., XIV pp., 340 pp. and XIV pp., 1 folio, 404 pp. 8°. Contemporary calf leather binding on 5 raised bands; title on gold-stamped morocco labels in the second compartment; gold-stamped numbering in the third compartment; the other compartments with rich floral gold embossing; the covers with blind-stamped filets, endpapers of marbled paper in a snail-marble design and two silk ribbon bookmarks (Vol. 1 with a small tear at the foot, spine scuffed, gold colour partly flaked off, edges somewhat stained). First edition of the most influential popular science treatise on the sciences of the 18th century. – Houzeau & Lancaster 8897. – PMM 196 (note) – DSB IV, 471. - Honeyman 1074. - Poggendorff I, 690. - Ziegenfuß I, 304. - Instructional letters by the Swiss scholar Leonard Euler (1707–83) addressed to the niece of Frederick the Great, the daughter of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt. These letters “examined the complex and evolving natural philosophies of the Enlightenment – the Cartesian, Newtonian, Leibnizian and Wolffian – more critically and profoundly than other works, and presented them in a language comprehensible to the educated European readership.” (R. Calinger. Leonhard Euler. Mathematical Genius of the Enlightenment, 2015). – The verso of the title page bears a private owner’s stamp (presumably Russian) in red ink (an owl above a shield) dating from the 19th century. – Occasional small foxing spots; otherwise, an exceptionally well-preserved copy of this significant work. Physics. – First edition of the most influential work of popular science writing of the 18th century, strikingly illustrated with 12 folding woodcut plates and numerous, partly page-filling woodcut text illustrations. Bound in contemporary calf with rich gold tooling on the spine. – For references, see above. - Letters of instruction from the Swiss scholar Leonard Euler (1707–83) addressed to the niece of Frederick the Great, the daughter of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt. These letters “examined the complex and evolving natural philosophies of the Enlightenment—Cartesian, Newtonian, Leibnizian and Wolffian—more critically and profoundly than other works, and presented them in language understandable to the educated European reading public.” (R. Calinger. Leonhard Euler. Mathematical Genius in the Enlightenment, 2015, translated). - Verso of title pages bearing a (presumably Russian) private owner’s stamp in red ink (owl over a shield) dating from the 19th century. - A few small foxing spots; otherwise, the interior is exceptionally well-preserved in this important work. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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