[Rarebooks] FS: 1st ed. of Kersey's Algebra w/additions by Edmund Halley. 1717

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(MATHEMATICS) Kersey, John. THE ELEMENTS OF THAT MATHEMATICAL ART COMMONLY CALLED ALGEBRA... To Which Is Added Lectures by Dr. Edmund Halley. London: R. and W. Mount and T. Page. 1717. Folio. (2),323,(1);24pp. With the fine frontispiece portrait of the author by Faithorne. Orig. paneled calf, with spine label, hinges cracked but cords holding well.	$3,000.00 (trade discount allowed)
The first edition with the additions of Halley. Kersey's work first appeared in 1673. This 1717 edition is quite scarce, with OCLC recording only 4 copies in the U.S.


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