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DODSON, THE CALCULATOR, 1747, CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO GILT, MACCLESFIELD COPY
估價
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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描述
- The calculator, being correct and necessary tables for computation, adapted to science, business, and pleasure. London: for John Wilcox, and James Dodson, 1747
8vo (259 x 155mm.), woodcut headpiece and initials, contemporary English red goatskin, roll-tooled gilt border, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, lacking final leaf with advertisement, occasional light foxing
來源
Earls of Macclesfield, bookplate and blind stamp on first two leaves, shelfmarks on flyleaves, sale in these rooms, 4 November 2004, lot 649, £1,800, Erwin Tomash
出版
Tomash & Williams D59; ESTC T96433; Wellcome ii, 476; Taylor, Hanoverian 249
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."
"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."
拍品資料及來源
The tables contained in this volume range from simple interest to logarithm tables, and include calculations for annuities, comparative weights and measures as well as sines and tangents. This roll-tooled border also appears on another Macclesfield book, now in the British Library (c.188.a.316), dated 1750.