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TEXTBOOKS, ENGLISH, A COLLECTION OF 8 VOLUMES
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- A collection of 8 volumes, comprising:
i. Wells, Edward (1667-1727). Elementa arithmeticæ numerosæ at speciosæ. In usum juventutis academicæ. Oxford: Sheldonian Theatre; Excudebat Johan Croke, 1698, 8vo, wide margins, contemporary red morocco, (title-page inscribed J. Trelauny (Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet, 1650-1721); bought from Pickering & Chatto, London, 1991), [T&W W25; ESTC R38961; Wing W1286] ii. Brown, George (1650-1730). A compendious, but a compleat system of decimal arithmetick, containing more exact rules for ordering infinites, than any hitherto extant. First course. Edinburgh: Printed for the Author, 1701, 4to, contemporary calf, (bought from Michael Phelps, 1988, Catalogue 18, item 65), [T&W B271; ESTC T71561] iii. Saunderson, Nicholas (1682-1739). The elements of algebra, in ten books. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1741, 2 volumes, 4to, engraved portrait frontispiece, later cloth, (bought from Kenneth Karmiole, Santa Monica, 1987), [T&W S18; ESTC T147639] iv. Vyse, Charles (active 1770-1815). The tutor’s guide: being a complete system of arithmetic; with various branches in the mathematics… the second edition, corrected and improved. London: Robinson and Roberts, 1772, 8vo, contemporary sheep, (bought from A.W. Laywood, Grantham, 1995), [T&W V44; ESTC T137916 (3 copies)]v. Mackay, Andrew (1760-1809). A collection of mathematical tables, for the use of students in universities and academies, for the practical navigator, geographer, and surveyor, for men of business &c. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme., 1804, 8vo, original boards, (ownership inscription of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850), chemist and physicist; bought from Jonathan Hill, 1989, Catalogue 40, item 110), [T&W M7], rebacked vi. Gordon, William (active 1763-1809). Institutes of arithmetic, elementary and practical. Edinburgh: W. Creech, 1789, 8vo, contemporary sheep, (bought from Rebecca Hardie, 2001), [T&W G65; ESTC T121890 (3 copies)] vii. Brown, John. Mathematical tables… for the use of schools. Edinburgh: Peter Hill, 1808, 8vo, contemporary calf, (inscription on endpaper: "May angles help my lovely favir impowered by heaven above come & g[?] yee power vouchsafe you to gauird the maid I love. The author Jane Thoms, Chesninton by Dundee NB"; Alexander Thoms, bookplate; bought from Elgen Books, Rockville Centre, NY, 1993, Catalogue 19, item 1151), [T&W B275]
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"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."