Ramus, Arithmeticae libri duo, Basel, 1569, modern half pigskin

RAMUS, PETRUS

Arithmeticae libri duo: Geometriae septem et viginti. Basel: heirs of Eusebius & Nikolaus Bischoff, 1569

FIRST EDITION, 4to (242 x 184mm.), modern half pigskin gilt, marbled boards, contemporary ink annotations, marginal repair to title, occasional dampstaining

Smith observes that an Arithmetica was printed in two editions in Paris in 1562. They were attributed to Ramus, but are without the author's name.

LITERATURE:

Smith, Rara arithmetica p.330; Tomash & Williams R8; USTC 681992; VD16 L451

PROVENANCE:

Library of the Franciscan Minims, Tyrol, Austria, ink stamp; Erwin Tomash, booklabel