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475 - TRABAUD, Jean *The Movement of Light, or First Principles of Optics*. Paris: Durand, Pissot, 1753. 8vo; 6 plates (text undated; occasional spotting or light toning; light marginal water stains on the first few folios). Contemporary mottled sheepskin, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands, red edges (joints rubbed, corners bumped). The only edition of this work on optics and its scientific applications. Illustrated with 6 folding plates. Ref. Wellcome V:292. Provenance: Old handwritten entry on title page.
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TRABAUD, Jean *The Movement of Light, or First Principles of Optics*. Paris: Durand, Pissot, 1753. 8vo; 6 plates (text undated; occasional spotting or light toning; light marginal water stains on the first few folios). Contemporary mottled sheepskin, gilt-ornamented spine with raised bands, red edges (joints rubbed, corners bumped). The only edition of this work on optics and its scientific applications. Illustrated with 6 folding plates. Ref. Wellcome V:292. Provenance: Old handwritten entry on title page.
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