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GRILLET, CURIOSITEZ MATHEMATIQUES DE L'INVENTION, PARIS, 1673
估價
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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描述
- Curiositez mathématiques de l'invention. Paris: Jean Baptiste Coignard et l'auteur, 1673
FIRST EDITION, 4to (238 x 160mm.), 5 engraved illustrations, 2 full-page, old writing on blank page 52, later vellum-backed marbled wrappers, title slightly soiled, occasional slight soiling elsewhere
來源
bought from Roger Gaskell, Warboys, 1994, Catalogue 9, item 20, £8,500
出版
Tomash & Williams G85; Maire, Pascal, i, p.65
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"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 majority of this work by Grillet, a clockmaker to Louis XIV, is taken up by a description of his "Nouvelle machine d'arithmetique" (pp.1-48). The work seems to be very rare, with no copies recorded at auction, perhaps due to the fact that the Intendant of Police in Paris seized the book - probably for privilege infringement, because in the book Grillet also describes a barometer, for which he borrowed the construction of another Parisian instrument-maker, Hubin, without crediting him (see http://history-computer.com/).