Lot 26
  • 26

ARITHMETICS, ENGLISH, 9 VOLUMES

Estimate
3,500 - 4,500 GBP
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Description

  • A collection of 9 volumes, comprising:
i. Hodder, James. Hodder's arithmetick or, that necessary art made most easie. London: J. Darby for Thomas Rooks, 1667, engraved portrait frontispiece, bound with: Hodder, James. Hodder's decimal arithmetic. London: Printed by J.C. for Thomas Rooks, 1668, engraved portrait frontispiece, 12mo, contemporary calf, (bookplates of Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet (1653-1709), and the Charles Turner collection, Keele University; bought from Simon Finch, London, 2000), [T&W H143, H145; ESTC R37491, R215268; Hill, Turner Collection, pp.114-115; Hoock & Jeannin II/H21.4], second work lacking preliminaries and instead with duplicate prelims from the first work ii. Hodder, James. Hodder's arithmetick or, that necessary art made most easie. London: T.H. for Ric. Chiswell and Thomas Sawbridge, 1678, twelfth edition, 12mo, engraved portrait frontispiece, contemporary sheep, (bought from Chaucer Head, Presteigne, 1994), [T&W H144; ESTC R40459 (4 copies); Hoock & Jeannin II/H21.9; Wing H2286A], binding somewhat worn iii. Cocker, Edward (1631-1675). Cocker's decimal arithmetic. London: for George Sawbridge and Richard Wellington, 1695, 8vo, recent calf, (bought from F.E. Whitehart, 1992), [T&W C108; ESTC R1878; Hoock & Jeannin II/C27.23; Wing C4834], title damagediv. Jordaine, Joshua. Mr. Jordaine’s duodecimal arithmetick: being the most concise and exact method extant... second edition. London: Edmund Parker, 1717, 8vo, diagrams, folding table, contemporary calf, (bought from E.M. Lawson, East Hagbourne, UK, 1996), [T&W J26; not in ESTC, recording only editions of 1687 and 1720] v. Wells, Edward (1667-1727). The young gentleman's arithmetick, and geometry… The second edition. London: James Knapton, 1723, 2 parts, 8vo, 13 folding plates, contemporary calf, (bought from Jeff Weber, Glendale, CA, 1990), [T&W W26; ESTC T113874; cf. Henderson p.75 no. 63.0 (1714 edition)] vi. Malcolm, Alexander (1685-1763). A new system of arithmetick, theorical and practical. London: J. Osborn, T. Longman, F. Fayram & E. Symon, 1730, 4to, calf-backed boards, (Signet Library copy, Edinburgh; bought from Jeffrey D. Mancevice, Worcester, MA, 1990), [T&W M22; ESTC T100675; Kress S.3323], rebackedvii. Hatton, Edward (c. 1664-1733). Intire system of arithmetic: or arithmetic in all its parts. London: G. Strahan, 1731, second edition, 4to, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 folding plates, contemporary calf, modern folding cloth box, (bought from George Walford, London, 1980), [T&W H76; ESTC T110961; Hoock & Jeannin II/H6.21] viii. Marsh, John. Decimal arithmetic made perfect; or, the management of infinite decimals displayed. London: Printed for the author and sold by Edward Easton and Benjamin Collins, 1742, 4to, contemporary boards, (ownership inscription of John Hellins, FRS (1749-1827), dated 1790, bookplate of Turner collection, Keele University; bought from A.W. Laywood, Grantham, 2000), [T&W M40; ESTC T93376], rebacked ix. Gadesby, Richard. A treatise of decimal arithmetic. London: A. Millar, 1757, 8vo, contemporary sheep, (bought from A.W. Laywood, Grantham, 1994), [T&W G1; ESTC T154257], joints cracked

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