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WITT, ARITHMETICALL QUESTIONS, LONDON, 1613
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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描述
- Arithmeticall questions, touching the buying or exchange of annuities; taking of leases for fines, or yearly rent; purchase of fee-simples; dealing for present or future possessions; and other bargaines and accounts, wherein allowance for disbursing or forbearance of money is intended; briefly resolved, by means of certain breviats. London: Printed by H[umphrey] L[owndes] for Richard Redmer, 1613
FIRST EDITION, 4to (178 x 120mm.), tables, marginal rust-hole in first four leaves, one or two leaves cropped with slight loss
來源
bought from E. M. Lawson, East Hagbourne, 1988
出版
Tomash & Williams W101; ESTC S120265; Goldsmiths’ 421; Hoock & Jeannin II/W23.1; Kress S150; STC 25931; see also C.G. Lewin, "An early book on compound interest: Richard Witt's Arithmeticall questions" in Journal of the Institute of Actuaries 96 (June 1970), pp.121-132
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 first English book of tables of compound interest” (De Morgan). “The tables were oriented to bankers and, for the most part, consist of how much interest is to be gained on various sums over different periods of time. One reform that was initiated by this work was the eventual decimalization of the British currency (after roughly 350 years)” (Tomash & Williams).