19 folding engraved plates. vii, [1], 411 pp. Thick 8vo, a fine Scottish “herringbone” binding of cont. dark green morocco (foot of upper joint with one small & careful repair), sides richly gilt in a “herringbone” design, spine richly gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine, a.e.g. Edinburgh: A. Millar & J. Nourse, 1761.

First edition, thick paper copy, bound in dark green morocco with a most handsome contemporary Scottish “herringbone” design. Stewart (1717-85), was the successor to Colin Maclaurin in the chair of mathematics at Edinburgh and established his reputation as a mathematician by the publication of his General... More