- 361
Napier, John
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Napier, John
- Raddologia, overo arimmetica virgolare in due libri divisa; con apresso un’espeditissimo prontuario della molteplicatione, & poi un libro di arimmetica locale... Tradottore dalla Latina nella Toscana lingua Il Cavalier Marco Locatello, accresciute dal medesimo alcune considerationi giovevoli. Verona: Angel Tamo, 1623
- Paper
8vo (155 x 107mm.), 7 woodcut plates (including one table), all but one folding, 15 full-page woodcut illustrations in the text, 6 smaller woodcut illustrations in the text, and woodcut printer’s device on last leaf, contemporary boards, modern cloth clamshell case, minor marginal tear repaired to foot of dedication leaf, a few gatherings with some minor marginal staining, boards somewhat worn, paper on spine partially perished
Provenance
Jesuit college of Parma, contemporary inscription on title; two eighteenth-century owners’ inscriptions on front free endpaper; University of Keele, Turner Collection, bookplate
Literature
Sampson 18 (in Knott, Napier tercentenary memorial volume); Riccardi I.2 44 (under Locatello)
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 Italian edition of Napier’s Rabdologiae (see lot 360), one of the earliest books on the use of mechanical devices in mathematical calculation. This translation contains additional commentary added by Locatello, as well as illustrations not appearing in the original.