Subtitled 'or the Art of Representing all manner of Objects as they appear to the eye in all Scituations', this treatise by the French mathematician Bernard Lamy (1640-1715) was published in Paris in 1710. The English translation presented here was published in the same year.
This book is from the Archival Facsimile series of reprints of first or important editions in the British Library. Although published in 1987, this is a new copy. No jacket.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, United Kingdom
hardback, 8vo, (xxii),174pp, clean and tight, no inscriptions, blue cloth gilt, Very Good / no dustwrapper. ISBN: 1852970294. Seller Inventory # 471667
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Seller: Amnesty Bookshop, Malvern, Great Malvern, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. A reproduction of a copy of the original 18th century work by Bernard Lamy "Perspective made easie: or, the art of representing all manner of objects as they appear to the eye in all scituations. Containing the elements of designing and painting. Illustrated with above fifty figures in copper. Written originally in French by Bernard Lamy, Priest of the Oratory, and faithfully translated into Engli8sh, by an Officer of Her Majesties Ordnance." Slight shelf wear to spine of hardcover. No dust jacket. Interior complete, unmarked and well-bound. Appears unread. Seller Inventory # 14340
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Facsimile Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 174p., 31 plates : ill. ; 20cm. Subjects: Perspective ; Early works to 1800. 3 Kg. Seller Inventory # 320146
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Facsimile Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 174p., 31 plates : ill. ; 20cm. Subjects: Perspective ; Early works to 1800. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 320146
Seller: Much Ado Books, Alfriston, SUSSE, United Kingdom
Hardback. Black and White illustrations. This reproduction is of the text that was 'faithfully translated into English by an Officer of Her Majestie's Ordnance'. It contains 30 plates. Handsomely bound in blue buckram. Seller Inventory # 14291
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