Euclid, Elements of Geometry by the Greek mathematician Euclid, translated into Hebrew by R. Baruch Schick of Shklow – a follower of the Vilna Gaon. Hague: Leib Zoesmans and partner J. H. Munnikhuizen, [1780]. First edition.
Euclid was translated into Hebrew by R. Baruch Schick, at the behest of the Vilna Gaon, as recounted in the author's introduction.
[4], 51, [1] leaves, [3] folding plates with geometrical diagrams. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Light wear to first leaves. Handwritten inscriptions on title page. Old binding, with defects.
Vinograd, Otzar Sifrei HaGra, no. 861.
Bookplate of Meir son of Shalom Yehudah HaLevi Goldschmidt [of Frankfurt am Main].
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
