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RARE BOOK, DOCTRINE OF CHANCES, 1ST EDITION, 1718

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RARE BOOK, DOCTRINE OF CHANCES, 1ST EDITION, 1718

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THE DOCTRINE OF CHANCES, 1ST EDITION, 1718. The Doctrine of Chances; or, A Method of Calculating the Probability of Events in Play by Abraham De Moivre F.R.S., London: Printed by W Pearson, for the author. MDCCXVIII (1718). The 175 page first edition text with dedication to Sir Isaac Newton, re-bound in red leather and marbled paper with gilt accents, the spine with raised bands and decorated with tooled dice, and gilt type. With marbled front and back end papers, the front board features two bookplates pastedown, one for Frank L Hadley, the other for W.M. Gafafer. The top edge or head with gilt finish. 10 inches x 8 inches (25.5 x 20.75 cm).

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