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MEDLER, FACILIMA ET EXACTISSIMA RATIO, WITTENBERG, 1550, MODERN MOROCCO-BACKED BOARDS
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Facilima et exactissima ratio extrahendi radicem quadratam et cubicam... in gratiam studiosae juventutis aedita. Wittenberg: Veit Creutzer, 1550
Small 8vo (147 x 92mm.), woodcut border to title, last leaf blank, modern morocco-backed boards, slight staining or spotting, strengthened at gutter
Provenance
Zisska & Kistner, Auktion 12/II, 25-27 October 1988, lot 1869; bought from Bernard Quaritch, London, 1989; Erwin Tomash, booklabel
Literature
Tomash & Williams M79; Smith, Rara arithmetica, pp.223, 496; USTC 657182; VD16 M1885
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, 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
This work is a reprint of the last part of the second edition of Medler's Rudimenta Arithmeticae practicae, also printed in 1550.