Lot 685
  • 685

WALGRAVE, DECIMAL ARITHMETICK, LONDON, 1677

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • Decimal arithmetick wherein the whole art is made easy to any indifferent capacity. by notation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with several variations. Also reductions with the golden rule, or rule of three, shewing, several ways of measuring circles, globes, balls, or cylinders, & c. and to find the solid content of any butt, pipe or other cask, cones and their frustrums, with several ways of measuring taper-timber. To which is added an essay on gunnery, shewing several ways of finding any inaccessible distance or altitude, within common sight, with very many things never before made publick, of which you may read at large in page 103 and 104. London: H.L. for the author, 1677
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (163 x 95mm.), title within double ruled border, dedication leaf, “to the reader” leaf, errata leaf, small letterpress table between pp.14 and 15, small engraved plate inserted after p.203, recent speckled calf in antique style

Provenance

bought from Chaucer Head, Presteigne, UK, 1999

Literature

Tomash & Williams W5

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.
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Catalogue Note

RARE. This edition is apparently unrecorded. ESTC R186151 records a single copy of an edition dated 1678, with the same booksellers, Walter Hayes, Andrew Forrester, Thomas Proudlove, and Obadiah Blagrave, named in the imprint.