拍品 810
  • 810

FARR, ENGLISH LIFE TABLE. TABLES OF LIFETIMES, ANNUITIES, AND PREMIUMS, LONDON, 1864, ORIGINAL CLOTH

估價
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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描述

  • English life table. Tables of lifetimes, annuities, and premiums... published by authority of the Registrar-General of births, deaths, and marriages in England. London: printed for HMSO, and sold by Longman, Green [&c.], 1864
FIRST EDITION, 4to (268 x 180mm.), half-title, original cloth gilt, binding slightly rubbed

來源

bought from Quaritch, London, 1990

出版

Tomash & Williams F18

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

"This volume is the only large set of tables ever to be produced by the original Scheutz difference engines. Babbage's difference engine was never completed, and the original Scheutz machine went to the observatory at Albany, New York, where it was little used. This, the second commercial version of the Scheutz machine, was put to work calculating tables for use in the developing life insurance industry... It is almost certain that Babbage would have been an advisor, if only unofficially, in the production of these tables" (Tomash & Williams).