WILKINS, John (1614-1672). Mathematical Magick: or, the Wonders That May be Performed by Mechanical Geometry. London: Richard Baldwin, 1691. Fourth edition.
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May 4, 2022
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WILKINS, John (1614-1672). Mathematical Magick: or, the Wonders That May be Performed by Mechanical Geometry. London: Richard Baldwin, 1691.
8vo (159 x 102mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece. (Frontis browned, remargined at gutter and with a few small marginal chips, lacking final leaf [supplied in printed facsimile], some minor pale spotting or soiling.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, corners worn, endpapers renewed). Provenance: Edward? Price (early signature on title); John Bell, Yar.[mouth] (owner’s stamp on title)
Fourth edition. Toole Stott 885; Wing W2201; ESTC R15643; Poggendorff II, 1328.
Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
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