Lot 582
  • 582

SCHLICHTUNG, RECHNUNG MIT DER FEDEREN, STRASSBURG, 1536, MODERN LEATHER RETAINING OLD COVERS

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rechnung mit der Federen, und uff der Linien uff die Reinströmisch und schilling in gold, müntz, uff allerley kauffmanns händel mit der falschen regelen. Strassburg: Johann Schott, 1536
oblong 8vo (98 x 140mm.), a-g8 h4 (each quire misbound), modern leather retaining panels of an old stamped calf binding, inscription cut from foot of title-page

Provenance

Zisska & Kistner, Auktion 44, 26 October 2004, lot 751, €5,000, Erwin Tomash

Literature

Hoock & Jeannin, Ars mercatoria p.224, no. 12.1 ("nicht aufgefunden", citing Smith, Rara arithmetica, p.522); USTC 690038; VD16 S3011 (no copy located); not in Tomash & Williams

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

RARE: no copy is located by VD16, USTC, or Josef Benzing & Jean Müller’s Bibliographie Strasbourgeoise (1981-1986). The only record we find of a copy is Stadtbibliothek Frankfurt am Main, Katalog der mathematischen Abteilung (Frankfurt am Main 1909), p.115 (shelfmark: Math appl. 506). Nothing is known about the author other than his Silesian origins.