" Paris, Bernard, 1797, in-8°, viii + 213 + 4 unn pp, roan, gilt decorated back, marbled endpages, sprinkled edges, some foxing. Citoyen Cousin, 1739 - 1800, a member of the ""Institut National"" and a professor at the ""Collège de France"", explains all mathematical analysis. A contemporary note reads; ""Ce traité est trop fort pour un commenseur. l'instruction n'y est pas convenablement graduée"". Fine copy."
Reference : 23155
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Paris, Bernard, AN VI, 1797. Contemp. hcalf, raised bands, gilt spine. Spine very attractive, but part of leather on frontcover with some small nicks. (4),213 pp. Internally fine and clean.
First edition. Cousin was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and his mathematical works inspired Sophie Germain.