拍品 299
  • 299

JACQUINOT, L'USAGE DE L'ASTROLABE, PARIS, 1573

估價
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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描述

  • L'usage de l'astrolabe, avec un petit traicté de la sphère… Plus est adiousté une amplification de l'usage de l'astrolabe, par Jacques Bassentin Escossis. Paris: Jérôme de Marnef & Guillaume Cavellat, 1573
8vo (165 x 105mm.), woodcut printer’s devices on title and at end (full-page), woodcut diagrams in the text, old vellum, some slight dampstaining, binding rebacked

來源

bought from Pickering & Chatto, London, 1988

出版

Tomash & Williams J7; FB 30608; Renouard, Cavellat, 303; USTC 8616

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."

拍品資料及來源

This was the first work in French on the astrolabe, initially published in 1545 without Bassentin’s appendix. The book is rare in any edition.