Two Essays. I. An inquiry into the nature of the numerical contractions found in a passage on the abacus in some manuscripts of the geometry of Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus Boetius. II. Notes on early calendars
1839réf. 1064261839. London: J.W. Parker 1839. Slim 8vo 18 pp. Disbound and now stitched in plain brown paper wrappers titled by hand. Faint stain to final page; very good. § First edition of this scarce little paper on early mathematics by the infamous Halliwell-Phillipps whose entire life was dogged by financial problems and accusations some apparently fairly well based of theft and fraud. His life was well chronicled by Arthur Freeman and Janet Ing Freeman. From DNB: "Phillipps James Orchard Halliwell- 1820-1889 antiquary and literary scholar was born on 21 June 1820 at 94 Sloane Street Chelsea the sixth of the seven children of Thomas Halliwell 1777-1849 a prosperous linen draper from Chorley Lancashire and his wife Charlotte Ann 1789-1849 daughter of Esau Marsh of London. He took the additional surname Phillipps in 1872 following the death of his father-in-law Sir Thomas Phillipps.". unknown books
