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BAEZA, NUMERANDI DOCTRINA, PARIS, 1555
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Numerandi doctrina præclara methodo exposita, in qua breviter continentur, & exponuntur apertè ea, quæ ex universa arithmetica sunt ad usum potiora. Paris: Benoît Prévost for Guillaume Cavellat, 1555
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (160 x 98mm.), one folding table, woodcut initials and head-pieces, later marbled paper wrappers, modern label on upper cover, modern folding cloth box, text block splitting, scattered staining, slight wear to spine
Provenance
bought from Carlo Alberto Chiesa, Milan, 1989
Literature
Tomash & Williams B74; Navarro Brotóns 79; Renouard, Cavellat, 79; Smith, Rara arithmetica, p.269; USTC 151873
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
An early arithmetic work. "It begins by presenting the Hindu-Arabic numerals, addition and multiplication tables, squares, cubes and square roots ... thereafter devoted to topics such as mixed radix arithmetic (addition of days, hours, minutes, etc.), including a table that could be used to convert days to hours, etc." (Tomash & Williams).