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Wilkins, JohnThe Mathematical and Philosophical Works. London: C. Whittingham for Vernor & Hood; Cuthell & Martin; and J. Walker 1802 2 volumes, 8vo (229 x 140 mm, uncut). Numerous test diagrams and illustrations; marginal browning, occasional foxing and spotting. long tear in vol. 1, p. 87 touching 2–3 text lines, top inside corner of terminal leaf in vol. 2 repaired. Contemporary pink boards, green vellum spines; board edges knocked, labels gone, bookplates removed from front pastedowns. The book also includes a note on the life of the Bishop John Wilkins As Warden of Wadham College, Oxford and Master of Trinity College Cambridge, he played a major role in the revitalization of British university education in the middle of the seventeenth century. Moreover, he was a prime mover in the establishment of the Royal Society of London and was its first secretary. PROVENANCE:Thomas Duncan St. Andrews — Discard stamp dated 1985 in vol. 2, p. 33 (over illegible library stamp)Condition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry.