Principia philosophiae, Renati Des-cartes ( René Descartes )
Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1656
Condition: Very Good
Jacket: Full-Leather,
DESCARTES, René (1596-1650). Principia philosophiae. Amsterdam: Louis Elzevir, 1644. 4o (192 x 153 mm).p (24) 310. Printer’s woodcut device on title, numerous woodcut illustrations and diagrams, some full-page. FIRST EDITION OF DESCARTES’ SYSTEM OF PHYSICS, in which he developed his theory of vortices. Based in part on his then unpublished work Le monde, which treated the creation and function of the universe in completely mechanistic terms, Descartes’ Principia provides a systematic statement of his metaphysics and natural philosophy. In 1644, Descartes published Principia Philosophiae, a philosophical guidebook that expands on his methods Specimina Philosophiae includes three Descartes essays published in 1637 – “Methode,” “La Dioptrique,” and “Meteores.” In Passiones Animae (1649), Descartes’ final book. Contemporary brown calf with sides ruled in blind, five raised bands to spine, and red leather label lettered in gilt to spine. This is an edition of 1656 Rebacked