Feb 28, 2013 - Sale 2305

Sale 2305 - Lot 258

Price Realized: $ 660
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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
NEWTON, ISAAC, Sir. The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended. To which is prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great. 3 folding engraved plates. xiv, [2], 376 pages. 4to, contemporary panelled calf, few surface imperfections on covers, joints starting at top and bottom, lettering piece chipped; contents toned with scattered foxing, opening leaves dampstained, plates offset. Armorial bookplate of Drayton Burrill. London: J. Tonson et al., 1728

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first edition of Newton's attempt to employ astronomical principles to verify the chronology of ancient history. Babson 214; DSB X, 82; Wallis 309.