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EUCLID (fl. 300 BC). [Elementa - Elements]. Euclidis posteriores Lib. IX. Rome: B. Grassi, 1589.
Second volume (of 2 only). 8o (176 x 118 mm). Engraved title, woodcut diagrams in text. Contemporary vellum. Provenance: early ink inscription (erased).
Later edition of "the oldest mathematical textbook still in common use today" (PMM). Adams E-987.
Second volume (of 2 only). 8o (176 x 118 mm). Engraved title, woodcut diagrams in text. Contemporary vellum. Provenance: early ink inscription (erased).
Later edition of "the oldest mathematical textbook still in common use today" (PMM). Adams E-987.