Stone E Dmund (2 results)

Second edition, with large additions, 8vo, p. viii, unpaginated text in double column, ix-xii (i.e. a and a2 misbound at end between 2L3 and 2L4), 2pp., errata plus ads; A4 a2 B-2K8 2L6; text illustrations, diagrams, and equations throughout, lexicon printed in double column; full contemporary calf, printed paper spine label; joints cracked, calf peeling, early ownership signature of William Dickson, Jr., Speight's Town, Barbados, April 26, 1777 on paste-down, internally fine. Stone (d. 1768) was 18-years old before he learned to read, but afterwards made extraordinary progress. He was the author of a number of mathematical and astronomical works, and edited two editions of Euclid. Vancil, p. 230. …

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. [2] plus unpaginated text in double column, plus errata leaf and [4] pages Senex ads; full contemporary calf, joints restored, else very good and sound. Ownership signature on title page of Leo Dix. Stone (d. 1768) was 18 years old before he learned to read, but afterwards made extraordinary progress. He was the author of a number of mathematical and astronomical works, and edited two editions of Euclid. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society. Plenty of copies in the institutions but the book is scarce in the trade. A second edition followed in 1743. Which edition of Stone that was used by Johnson is unknown. There was a second edition published in 1743 which may be more plausible. …