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FORESTANI, PRATICA D'ARITHMETICA E GEOMETRIA, VENICE, 1603, CONTEMPORARY MOROCCO GILT
估價
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Pratica d'arithmetica e geometria. Venice: Giorgio Varisco, 1603
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (188 x 138mm.), woodcut device on title and colophon, woodcut diagrams and illustrations, colophon leaf at end, contemporary morocco, ruled in gilt, text somewhat spotted, damp-staining at beginning and end, repairs to title (slight loss to device), old repair to blank corner of m3 and 2P1v, paper flaw in 2F8 with loss of a few words (supplied in ink in an old hand), binding somewhat rubbed, a few repairs, new label, new endpapers
來源
inscribed on title-page and below colophon: Di Filippo di Pauolo Sforzi da Pescia [at end, in different hand] 1616; circular inkstamp of the Biblioteca Magliabechiana, Florence (lettered: PVB Florentinae Biblioth, around a lily) and oval inkstamp "MD" (Magliabechianum Duplum); bought from Mediolanum, Milan, 1997
出版
Tomash & Williams F86; Hoock & Jeannin II/F15.1; Riccardi, i 478
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."
拍品資料及來源
Rare at auction: we have only traced one complete copy of this first edition in over forty years. Both the author of this work and the original owner are described as being from Pescia.