Laplace - Exposition du Systeme du Monde - 1824
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Marquis Pierre-Simon de Laplace’s Exposition du Systeme du Monde, fifth edition revised and augmented by the author, Paris, Bachelier Librairie, 1824, in French, 428 pages, bound in half-leather with a gold title, 27 x 21 cm, complete with a frontispiece portrait and ex-libris of Severino Grattoni, in good condition.
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Last edition published during the author's lifetime of this important work relating to celestial mechanics and the solar system. The author, the Marquis Pierre Simon Laplace (1749-1827), was a famous mathematician and astronomer.
Marquis Pierre-Simon de Laplace, Exposition du systeme du Monde. Cinquième édition, revue et augmentée par l'auteur, Paris, Bachelier Librairie, January 1824.
PP.: VIII, 418, (II). COMPLETE, with a portrait frontispiece.
Copy with plates in overall good/very good condition, with the usual signs of use and time. Sparse foxing.
Contemporary half-leather binding with gilt title on the spine, with some wear but solid and well preserved overall. White endpapers.
Prestigious provenance: it bears the ex-libris label of the private library, now extinct, of Severino Grattoni (1815–1876), Italian architect, engineer and politician, famous for having designed and directed the works for the construction of the Frejus rail tunnel, over 12 km long between France and Italy, the first large-diameter gallery in a mountain.
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I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
Translated by Google TranslateLast edition published during the author's lifetime of this important work relating to celestial mechanics and the solar system. The author, the Marquis Pierre Simon Laplace (1749-1827), was a famous mathematician and astronomer.
Marquis Pierre-Simon de Laplace, Exposition du systeme du Monde. Cinquième édition, revue et augmentée par l'auteur, Paris, Bachelier Librairie, January 1824.
PP.: VIII, 418, (II). COMPLETE, with a portrait frontispiece.
Copy with plates in overall good/very good condition, with the usual signs of use and time. Sparse foxing.
Contemporary half-leather binding with gilt title on the spine, with some wear but solid and well preserved overall. White endpapers.
Prestigious provenance: it bears the ex-libris label of the private library, now extinct, of Severino Grattoni (1815–1876), Italian architect, engineer and politician, famous for having designed and directed the works for the construction of the Frejus rail tunnel, over 12 km long between France and Italy, the first large-diameter gallery in a mountain.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Astronomy, Science
Book title
Exposition du Systeme du Monde
Author/ Illustrator
Laplace
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1824
Height
27 cm
Edition
Revised edition
Width
21 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Bachelier Librairie; Paris
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
428
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