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Euler, Leonhard
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Euler, Leonhard
- Vollständige Anleitung zur Algebra. St Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1770
- Paper
2 volumes, 8vo (199 x 120mm.), woodcut vignette on title-pages, woodcut headpieces, errata leaf at end of volume 1, contemporary half calf over boards, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco lettering-pieces, paper labels at foot of spines, red edges, in modern red-morocco backed buckram slipcases (dating from Honeyman's ownership), occasional light foxing in volume 1, corners slightly rubbed
Provenance
Stolberg, stamp of the library at Wernigerode (Saxony) on title-pages; red library stamp on verso of title-pages; Robert Honeyman IV (1897-1987), red morocco booklabel, sale in these rooms, 1 May 1979, lot 1075
The Stolberg library, founded by Graf Wolfgang Ernst zu Stolberg (1556-1606) and much expanded by Graf Christian Ernst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (1691-1771), comprised around 130,000 volumes by the time of its dispersal at the end of the 1920s.
Literature
Norman 735
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
THE HONEYMAN COPY of the first German edition of Euler's text, "the model of many later texts on algebra, leading up to the theory of cubic and biquadratic equations" (Honeyman catalogue).