Philippe de La Hire

Scarce first edition of La Hire's Nouvelle méthode en géométrie pour les sections des superficies coniques et cylindriques.

• Philippe de La Hire (French).
• Paris: chez l'autheur et Thomas Moette, 1673. 
• [8], 94, 6 pp.
• Quarto.
• Includes 25 folding engraved plates, of which 10 are folding plates preceding title page, 15 bound in the rear and a woodcut vignette on title page, with woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces.
• Includes five pages of handwritten French proofs in rear, preceded by an elegantly drawn proof.
• Phil. de la Hire De cycloide lemma., in rear, has 13 figures from one or two plates trimmed and tipped in.
• Bound in contemporary full calf, paneled spine with gilt, gilt titling.