The life of Sir Isaac Newton

London: John Murray, 1831. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Newton, woodcut vignette on title, text illustrations and diagrams. Contemporary moire over boards with gilt floral design on corners, gilt edges; rebacked. Possibly from the library of Elizabeth Jones [Soyer], the English portrait artist, with her signature, and 2 library plates on paste-down and first flyleaf; a couple of insignificant tears. First edition.