拍品 510
  • 510

PETTY, POLITICAL ARITHMETICK, LONDON, 1691, 18TH CENTURY TREE CALF

估價
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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描述

  • Political arithmetick, or a discourse concerning, the extent and value of lands, people, buildings [&c.]. London: Robert Clavel and Hen. Mortlock, 1691
Second edition, 8vo (160 x 98mm.), licence leaf at beginning, errata leaf, advertisement leaf for books printed for Clavel at end, eighteenth-century tree calf, spine gilt with labels, headline just shaved in a few places

來源

bought from Pickering and Chatto, London, 1994

出版

Tomash & Williams P58; ESTC R19301; Goldsmiths' 2869; Kress 1770; Wing P1933

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."

拍品資料及來源

A good copy. Although written between 1661 and 1676 and circulated in manuscript form, this work was not actually published until 1690. In its use of statistics it is the beginning of the scientific basis of economics.