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RECORDE, THE GROUNDE OF ARTES, LONDON, 1575
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- The grounde of artes: teaching the work and practice of arithmetike, bothe in whole numbers and fractions... augmented with newe and necessarie additions. London: (Henry Binneman and John Harison), 1575
8vo (145 x 93mm.), woodcut illustration and diagrams, woodcut printer's device on last leaf with imprint, nineteenth-century calf, spine gilt, title and last leaf soiled, rebacked retaining original spine
Provenance
John Heales ("I am John Heales Arithmetike 1664"), inscription on title; W. Milton, inscription on title; Christie's, 16 December 1991, lot 266, Erwin Tomash
Literature
Tomash & Williams R43; ESTC S106509; STC 20801
Condition
the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
"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
Recorde’s The Grounde of Artes (1543), edited and augmented after the author’s death by John Dee, was the standard arithmetic textbook of the period, passing through numerous editions until 1673, long after the work should have been obsolete. Dee’s contributions were of a practical matter, being sections on foreign exchange and on foreign weights and measures. Dee also added a long poem “I.D. to the earnest Arithmetician” in which he promoted his "Mathematical Praeface" to Billingsley's English translation of Euclid (1570). This copy contains a short manuscript biography of the author on B8v in an early hand.