LAPLACE, Pierre-Simon

The system of the world

London: Richard Phillips, 1809. 2 vols. 8vo. [iv], viii, 379; [iv], iii, [i], 375 pp., including half-titles. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Contemporary half-polished calf and marbled boards, gilt spine, marbled edges; a wonderful, exceptionally clean copy with the bookplate of A.P. Thompson on each paste-down. Item #19243

Price: $1,500.00