Euclid.The Elements Of Geometrie. London: John Daye, (1570.)FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST COMPLETE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EUCLID'S ELEMENTS.Thick quarto. Modern full calf. Blind paneling with gilt devices in corners of inner panel on upper and lower. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt devices and blind rules. Title in gilt in red label in compartment 2. All edges gilt and gauffered. [manicule] ^4, *^4, a^4, d^4, b^4, c^4, A-X^4, Aa-Yy^6, AA-YY^6, AAA-DDD^4, EEE^3. Groundplat in facsimile. No overslips in Book XI. Title backed. A few early MS notes in the margins, with a generally very clean text. First edition of the first complete English translation. John Dee's preface is considered by many to be his most important published work. It outlines the practical applications of Euclid's work, lays the foundations for later experimental science and hints at the use of magic and the supernatural in conjunction with the natural. In addition, Dee also contributed additional theorems and annotations. The translator Billingsley became Lord Mayor of London in 1596. Additional images and detailed condition reports are available upon request.