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REGULA FALSI, [LEIPZIG, C. 1495], LATER CARTA RUSTICA
估價
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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描述
- Regula falsi seu Augmenti et decrementi. [Leipzig: Martin Landsberg, about 1495]
4to (205 x 148mm.), 20 leaves, A8 B-D6, 33 lines, gothic type, 5-line initial supplied in red, a modern remboitage of old carta rustica, modern folding box, wormholes on title-page repaired, binding slightly worn and repaired
來源
George Frederick Russell Colt (1837-1909) of Gartsherrie (Lanarkshire), inscription at head of first leaf dated 1881; Charles Turner (1886-1973), Turner Collection, Keele University (now lacking bookplate), deaccessioned 1998; Christie's, 22 November 2002, lot 466, where it was bound with other works and in a defective calf binding; Hartung & Hartung, sale, 9 May 2006, lot 374a, Erwin Tomash
出版
not in Tomash & Williams; ISTC ir00119000; Hill, Turner Collection p.184
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
FIRST EDITION of this short treatise on the false position method (regula falsi), sometimes attributed to Johannes Widmann. "The rule of false position was an Oriental device which we have now replaced with the equation; it was found in schoolbooks in various countries until the second half of the nineteenth century" (Smith, p.18). This is one of several arithmetical works printed by Landsberg around this time (see also lot 511). ISTC lists 10 copies, including the present one.