Lot 890
890
HUYGENS, Chr. Oeuvres complètes. Publ. p. la Société Hollandaise des Sciences. (&) Liste alphabétique de la Correspondance de Chr. Huygens qui sera publiée p. la Société Hollandaise des Sciences. (Repr. ed., except vols. 1: 1888 & 13-1 and 13-2: 1916). Amst., Swets & Zeitlinger, 1967-79. 23 in 24 vols. Prof. ill., partly w. fold. plates. 4°. Owrps. (3 original volumes w. dam./foxed outer wrps. as usual).
Monumental publication of the collected works (including the correspondence and manuscripts) of Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), one of the greatest Dutch scientists. The chief editors of the volumes were D. Bierens de Haan (vols. I to V), J. Bosscha (vols. VI to X), D.J. Korteweg (vols. XI to XV) and J.A. Vollgraff (vols. XVI to XXII). Complete sets are scarce, even in reprint.€ 1000
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