THE ELEMENTS OF EUCLID: With Select Theorems Out of Archimedes. By the Learned Andrew Tacquet. To Which is Added, Practical Corollaries,shewing the Uses of Many of the Propositions. By William Whiston, M.A, Signed by Philip Freneau. de Tacquet, Andrew and William Whiston - 1753

Dublin: I. Jackson, 1753. bound in 1/2 calf, marbled boards, new spine labels,, xvi, [3], [20]-288, [4] (adverts) p., [5] folding plates, engraved title page vignette, "Theories selected out of Archimedes, by Andrew Tacquet, of The Society of Jesus (p. (201]-252) and "An appendix of practical geometry,by S.F." (p.[253]-288) have individual title pages,scattered foxing, The S.F. noted as author of "An Appendix.was Samuel Fuller, schoolmaster and printer to the Society of Friends in Dublin who died in 1736. The front free has the ink signature of "Philip Freneau 1780" Philip Feneau, 1752-1832, New York born American poet, newspaper editor, sea captain, friend of James Madison, editior of The National Gazette,a newspaper supporting Jefferson and Madison which attacked the policies of Alexander Hamilton. He was also an innovative poet , indeed called "The Poet of the Revolution" This item is dated 1780 in Freneau's hand. Size: 8 Vo., 19 cm. book has been recently, rebound by professional binder. Signed by Philip Freneau. Eight Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Hardbound,.