Leybourn, William (1626-1716) Dialing: Plain, Concave
Leybourn, William (1626-1716)
Dialing: Plain, Concave, Convex, } { Projective, Reflective, Refractive. Shewing to Make All Such Dials, and to Adorn them with All Useful. London: Printed for Awnsham Churchill, 1682.First edition, folio, [pi]2, a-b2, B-V2, Aa-Qq2, Rr-Vu4, Xx2, Yy6, Zz2, [a]-[c]2, Aaa-Mmm2, 4A-4O2, 4P1 (lacking final blank); illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait of Leybourn, ten folding engraved plates, and thirteen full-page plates; bound in contemporary boards, rebacked, new endleaves, contents good, 11 3/4 x 8 in.Wing L-1912; ESTC R18006; http://estc.bl.uk/R18006; Tomash & Williams L98."[Leybourn's Dialing] is very likely one of the most comprehensive works ever published on designing sundials." (Tomash & Williams)
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Leybourn, William (1626-1716)
Dialing: Plain, Concave, Convex, } { Projective, Reflective, Refractive. Shewing to Make All Such Dials, and to Adorn them with All Useful. London: Printed for Awnsham Churchill, 1682.First edition, folio, [pi]2, a-b2, B-V2, Aa-Qq2, Rr-Vu4, Xx2, Yy6, Zz2, [a]-[c]2, Aaa-Mmm2, 4A-4O2, 4P1 (lacking final blank); illustrated with engraved frontispiece portrait of Leybourn, ten folding engraved plates, and thirteen full-page plates; bound in contemporary boards, rebacked, new endleaves, contents good, 11 3/4 x 8 in.Wing L-1912; ESTC R18006; http://estc.bl.uk/R18006; Tomash & Williams L98."[Leybourn's Dialing] is very likely one of the most comprehensive works ever published on designing sundials." (Tomash & Williams)
