Featured Charles Babbage Logarithms-which edition?

This book came from a house clearance via a general auction, medical family by the mix, quite a few antiquarian books, earliest dating to 18th century.

Among them was this table of logarithms, very well used, front cover board detached and no title page! Book appears complete from the inscription page. The 1827 dated preface does not contain appended erratum which I understand appeared in the second edition.

Log tables end on page 201 and there is 1 page of constants following. Preface ends page xii and introduction ends page xx.
Page colours vary between white for endpapers and yellow to dirty brown for the rest.

 

Interesting that it was once in the "B. district of gerusalem!"

 

It's too bad about the condition, and that there is no title page. I don't know the issue points of this book so can't be of much help with identifying the edition.

 

Thanks Figtree, I know condition is important but, if this were an 1827 first edition, rarity would count for a lot. Anyhow, I've decided that it must be worth the journey to Hay-on-Wye to get an antiquarian booksellers opinion, (even if it only serves to disappoint) and I'll take a few more bookshelf gems as well

 

I think senility has finally kicked in

I never was good at algebra but given
a) Our edition preface does not have errata addendum
b) 2nd edition preface has errata addendum
c) Log tables are complete
d) First and some third editions have yellow pages
e) Our edition has yellow pages

then comparison of errata addendum with actual logs will determine whether this is a first or third edition.

And the answer?

Third

And as for Hay Cinema Bookshop, so nice of the telephonist to advise me on Monday that an appointment was definitely not necessary, so when I turn up on Tuesday with three boxes of books after a long (for us) drive to be told the antiquarian book appraisers are out and I should have made an appointment!!!!

Yesterday was not a good day.

 

Well, you did me a favour, so it's not all bad news.