WORKS OF STANLEY JEVONS. JEVONS, STANLEY. 1835-1882. 5 works, in 6 volumes, from the library of ...

WORKS OF STANLEY JEVONS. JEVONS, STANLEY. 1835-1882. 5 works, in 6 volumes, from the library of Hon Stanley C. Wisniewski, including: 1. Pure Logic, Or the Logic of Quality Apart from Quantity. London: Edward Stanford, 1864. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, original paper title labels to upper cover, original paper spine label chipped. Custom cloth folding case. FINE FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST WORK ON LOGIC. 2. The Coal Question: An Enquiry concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of our Coal-Mines. London and Cambridge: Macmillan Co, 1865. 8vo. 2 pp of ads at rear. Publisher's brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, some wear to covers. Custom cloth folding case. Provenance: Thomas Spencer (ink name to endpaper, 1865). FIRST EDITION OF AN IMPORTANT WORK ON SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCE CONSUMPTION. 3. The Substitution of Similars, The True Principle of Reasoning, derived from a Modification of Aristotle's Dictum. London: Macmillan and Co, 1869. 8vo. 42 pp publisher's catalogue at rear, dated 1870. Publisher's blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Custom cloth folding case. Provenance Maynard and Outram Smith Library (stamp to endpaper). FIRST EDITION. 4. The Principles of Science: A Treatise on Logic and Scientific Method. London: Macmillan and Co, 1874. 2 volumes. 8vo. Wood-engraved frontis of 'The Logical Machine.' Publisher's russet cloth, spines lettered in gilt. Provenance: Dr. Sydney Ross (1915-2013, his red morocco book label); Gerald J. Oppenheimer (1922-2016, his bookplate). FIRST EDITION of Jevons's 'most celebrated work... firmly rooted in Jevonian logic and contains practically all his ideas on, and contributions to the subject' (DSB, VII, p.105), strongly influenced by Goerge Boole. 5. Investigations in Currency and Finance. London: Macmillan and Co, 1884. 8vo. 20 diagrams and charts, 10 folding, some in colors, including 2 large folding charts, one in custom pocket at rear. large colored folding table. Publisher's russet cloth, spine lettered in gilt, new endpapers. FIRST EDITION. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing