Ozanam's Compleat Course of the Mathematics; Cursus Mathematicus; Or, A Complete Course of the Mathematics, Monsiuer Ozanam, London & Oxford, 1712

Three early 18th Century volumes from the noted French mathematician, Jacques Ozanam (1640-1718).

Ozanam's Compleat Course of the Mathematics, In Five Volumes (we have 3 of the 5 in this set only), comprising;  

Vol. I: Containing a Short treatise of Algebra, and the Elements of Euclid; 

Vol. II: Containing Arithmetick and Trigonometry; With Correct and Useful Tables of Sines, Tangents, and Logarithms; 

Vol. IV: Containing Mechanicks, and Perspective. 

Written in French by Monsiuer Ozanam, Professor the Mathematicks in Paris. Now done into English. Vol IV Done into English, and Amended in Several Places, by J.T. Desaguliers of Hart-Hall, Oxon.

Printed for John Nicholson, London, 1712 (Vol. IV also at Oxford). First edition, thus.

A good set overall. Full contemporary calf leather which is rubbed, bumped and heavily worn. Outer joints are cracked at spine and so covers are fragile. Spine with raised bands and tooled gilt decoration, wuth burgundy morocco labels with gilt titles.

Text pages are nice and clean throughout and text blocks are sound. Endpapers with some offset staining. The illustrated plates present nicely. Over the three volumes there are occasional minor flaws such as a crease or small edge tear, but a very readable and usable set.

Text in English.

Vol I: (iii) Prelims + x + (4) Subscriber's list + 288pp + Plates; 

Vol II: (xxi) + 156pp + Plates + many pages of Tables (unnumbered); 

Vol III: (xxxi) + 185pp + Plates + (vi) + 72pp + Plates + (viii); 

Approximate dimensions: Each volume 197mm x 125mm x 30mm.

Weight: Approximately 1540g (the set - unpacked).