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NAPIER, RABDOLOGIAE SEU NUMERATIONIS PER VIRGULAS LIBRI DUO, 1628
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Rabdologiae seu numerationis per virgulas libri duo: cum appendice de expeditissimo multiplicationis promptuario. Quibus accessit & arithmeticae localis liber unus. Leiden: Pieter Rammazeyn, 1628
12mo (139 x 80mm.), woodcut initials and diagrams, 9 folding plates (woodcut and letterpress), contemporary vellum, modern folding cloth box, without final blanks, title with lower part supplied in facsimile, small hole to B7, a few folding plates with minor marginal tears (one repaired), vellum slightly soiled
Provenance
Michel Chasles (1793-1880), bookplate; Anatole Claudin, Paris, "Bibliothèque scientifique, historique et littéraire de feu M. Michel Chasles", 27 June-18 July 1881, p.212 lot 2004 (inscription of a later owner, documenting purchase in the Chasles sale); bought from Librairie Thomas-Scheler, Paris, 1987, Catalogue 12: Précurseurs et novateurs: Mathématiques, item 409, FF 15,000
Literature
Tomash & Williams N10; Hoogendoorn p.684 Napier1; USTC 1106425; cf. Norman 1574; Dibner 107 (1st edition)
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
Originally published in 1617, this is the third edition of Napier's Rabdologiae, essentially the same as the second edition of 1626 but with a new title-page.