- 104
Zuchetta, Giovanni Battista.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Prima parte della arimmetica... per la quale... si risolva... ogni dubbio mercantesco. Con un trattato che risolve qualunque questio bisognoso a zecchieri, orefici, & argentari. Brescia: Vincenzo Sabbio, 1600
folio (325 x 230mm.), title within engraved architectural border incorporating a portrait of the author, engraved portrait of the dedicatee on *2, woodcut initials and headpieces, printed correction slip pasted to **3, seventeenth-century vellum
Provenance
Antonio Orsetti, inscription on front flyleaf
Literature
Censimento 16 CNCE 30423 (under Succhetta); Riccardi ii, 674; Smith, Rara arithmetica, p.425
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."
Catalogue Note
first edition. Zuchetta, a mathematician from Genoa, never seems to have published the second part of his mercantile treatise. In the preface he apologises for his use of provincial Italian instead of the more usual Tuscan.