Napier Tercentenary Memorial Volume: Ed. By Cargill Gilston Knott [1915 ] by Cargill Gilston Knott - 2009-09-22

New.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Publishe for The Royal Society of Edinburgh by Longmans, Green & Company, 1915. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in cream cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. Top edge gilt. Not foxed and no ownership inscription. Pp.xi,441. 15 plates + frontispiece and 4 other illustrations. Comprises essays to commemorate Napier's great work on logarithms which was published in 1614

Hardback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Published for the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Longmans, Green and Company, 1915 Hard cover, in cream colored cloth, with gilt insignia of the Napier family to center front, and gilt title to spine, 15 plates, 441 pp. Printer's colophon at rear:" T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty, at Edinburgh University Press." Ex-library. Maroon red endpapers coordinate nicely with the frontispiece portrait of John Napier, Baron of Merchiston in color, reproduced from a painting owned by the University of Edinburgh. Engraved library bookplate and two blindstamps are among the front matter; also an inked stamp with collection notation in pen. Condition: Very Good. Edges, especially top edge, are a bit dusty, and there is slight soiling to the cream colored exterior, a bit of darkening to the spine.Some mild crimping to head and foot of spine. Corners are minimally rubbed. Light age-toning to the text, with offset to half title page. Slight offset to title page from frontispiece portrait.***… Read More

London: Published for the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Longmans, Green, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. "An elegantly printed collection of addresses and essays delivered at the Napier tercentennial celebration, along with a bibliography of the books exhibited there. The essays concerned either Napier's life and work or developments in calculating since Napier." [OOC 331] A challenging book to find in good condition as the binding is prone to discoloration. A handsome copy. Minimal shelf/edge wear, very light even toning to binding, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Cream cloth binding, gilt lettering, color frontispiece. 4to. 441pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Index.