[Rarebooks] FS: Varenius' "Compleat System of General Geography" 3rd ed. 2 vols. London: 1736

[Karmbooks]

(SCIENCE) Varenius, Bernhard.  A COMPLEAT SYSTEM OF GENERAL GEOGRAPHY: Explaining the Nature and Properties of the Earth; viz. It’s Figure, Magnitude, Motions... The Tides of the Sea... The Origin of Springs Mineral Water... The Foundations of Dialling... Originally Written in Latin... Since Improved and Illustrated by Sir Isaac Newton and Dr. Jurin; and Now Translated into English... by Mr. Dugdale... The Third Edition with Large Additions. In Two Volumes. London: For Stephen Austin. 1736. 8vo. 2 vols. xxiv,528;xvi,(529)-898,(14)pp. Index. Illustrated with a copper engraved frontispiece and 12 folding plates. Orig. calf, somewhat rubbed; volume I with the top 2" portion of the spine mostly chipped away, otherwise quite sound.     $600.00 (trade discount allowed)
First printed in Latin in 1650, the text was corrected and edited by Isaac Newton for the 1672 edition. The first edition in English was 1733, followed by English editions of 1734, 1736, and 1765, all of which are scarce.

Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
P.O. Box 464
Santa Monica, CA 90406
Tel. (310) 451-4342; Fax. (310) 458-5930
Email: karmbooks at aol.com