Lot 8: Sir Isaac Newton “Reflections,…Colours Of Light”

Estimate: $900 – $1,200
(8vo) “Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light” by Sir Isaac Newton, 1721. Third Edition, Corrected. Published in London for William and John Innys at the West End of St. Paul’s. Previous owner’s signature on title page: “Henry Caldwell”. Full panelled calf leather boards with nice tooling on front and reverse. Moderate edgewear to corners, cracking to hinges (boards still attached). Spine cover with minor sunning. Interior binding is mostly tight with nicely toned pages. All illustrations, twelvefolding engraved plates, and text accounted for and holding. Overall Very Good condition. (ex. Archibald estate, Powder Point, Duxbury, MA)