Lot 108
  • 108

CATALDI, PRATICA ARITMETICA, BOLOGNA, 1602-1617, OLD VELLUM, HONEYMAN COPY

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Prima (-quarta) parte della pratica aritmetica. Bologna: heirs of Giovanni Rossi, 1602 & 1606; vol. 3: Sebastiano Bonomi, 1617; vol. 4: Bartolomeo Cochi, 1616
4 parts in one volume, folio (294 x 203mm.), titles printed in red and black, woodcut printer's devices on title-pages, old vellum, modern printed paper label on spine, title lettered along foot of textblock, lacking A1 & A4 and M2 from part 3 (with a different quire M2 supplied, from a similar arithmetical book), occasional light staining, rebacked in vellum

Provenance

Robert B. Honeyman (1897-1987), sale in these rooms, 30 April 1979, lot 622, £160; bought from Michael Phelps, London, 1990, Catalogue 36, item 40

Literature

Tomash & Williams C39, C40, C41, C42; Riccardi i, 302, 304, 306, 307; USTC 4026994

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."

Catalogue Note

Cataldi was a teacher of mathematics, holding a chair at the Studio of Bologna from 1583 until his death. He insisted on teaching in Italian rather than Latin, and this textbook (also in Italian) was plausibly published at his own expense, as it is recorded that he gave copies away to various monasteries and seminaries, although the first part was published under a pseudonym. He wrote over thirty works on mathematics and he is most renowned for his work on perfect numbers.