[Rarebooks] FS: Scientific works of John Wilkins. London:1708

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(SCIENCE) Wilkins, John. THE MATHEMATICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS OF THE 
RIGHT REVEREND JOHN WILKINS, LATE LORD BISHOP OF CHESTER. Containing, I. The 
Discovery of a New World: or, a Discourse Tending to Prove, That ‘tis Probable 
There May Be Another Habitable World in the Moon. With a Discourse of the 
Possibility of Passage Thither. II. That ‘tis Probable Our Earth Is One of the 
Planets. III. Mercury… Shewing How a Man May With Privacy and Speed Communicate His 
Thoughts to a Friend at Any Distance. IV. Mathematical Magick: or the Wonders 
That May Be Perform’d by Mechanical Geometry. V. An Abstract of His Essay 
Towards a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language. To Which Is Prefix’d the 
Author’s Life, and an Account of His Works. London: J. Nicholson; B. Tooke; and 
R. Smith. 1708. First collected edition. 8vo. 5 parts in 1; parts I thru IV 
with their own title pages (dated 1707). 
Viii,(6),136;(137)-274;(10),90;(8),168;(169)-184pp. Illustrated with an engraved frontis. portrait, an added engraved 
title in Part I., and numerous text copper plates and woodcuts. Cont. paneled 
calf, a bit rubbed & scuffed, rebacked, black morocco spine label. This copy 
with cont. inscriptions indicating that it was presented to the Islington 
Literary & Scientific Society by William King. A very nice copy overall.     
$1,500.00 (trade discount allowed)

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