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TRENCHANT, L'ARITHMETIQUE, DEPARTIE EN TROIS LIURES, LYON, 1578
Estimate
500 - 800 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- L'Arithmetique... departie en trois livres. Ensemble un petit discours des Changes. Avec L'art de calculer aux Getons. Reveüe & augmentée pour la quatriême edition, de plusieurs regles & articles, par l'Autheur. Lyon: Michel Jove and Jean Pillehotte, 1578
8vo (162 x 98mmmm.), woodcut initials and diagrams in text, errata at end, nineteenth-century vellum, modern folding cloth box, small tear to last two leaves, slightly stained and soiled, a few scattered tears, 2A4 with marginal repairs, binding slightly worn
Provenance
"Salissar", multiple ownership inscriptions to verso of title; Charles Barry, 1862, ownership inscriptions to front pastedown; two faint ownership inscription to title; Robert B. Honeyman (1897-1987), sale in these rooms, 19-20 May 1981, lot 2996; bought from Jonathan Hill, New York, 1981
Literature
Tomash & Williams T49; FB 49737; Hoock & Jeannin T8.6 (locating Wolfenbüttel, HAB); Smith, Rara arithmetica, p.320; USTC 31013 (locating 8 more copies)
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
A reprint of the 1571 edition, with its dedication to François de Mandelot, royal governor of Lyon (9 July 1571).