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LEIBNIZ, ARS COMBINATORIA, FRANKFURT, 1690
估價
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Ars combinatoria: in qua ex arithmeticae fundamentis complicationum ac transpositionum doctrina novis praeceptis exstruitur, & usus ambarum per universum scientiarum orbem ostenditur; Nova etiam artis meditandi, seu logicae inventionis semina sparguntur; Praefixa est synopsis totius tractatus, & additamenti loco demonstratio existentiae Dei, ad mathematicam certitudinem exacta. Frankfurt am Main: Heinrich Christoph Cröker, 1690
SECOND EDITION, 4to (195 x 164mm.), engraved frontispiece, old boards, modern folding cloth box
來源
“?Const. Subhartat emt. 12”, purchase note on paste-down; James Noble, Barby [Northamptonshire?]; inscription dated 1765; signature on title "M Frolov", signature on title, (plausibly the mathematician Mikhail Frolov, 1833-1908); bought from Interlibrum, Vaduz, 1986
出版
Tomash & Williams L65; cf. Ravier 6; VD17 12:194409W (wrongly calling for 34 plates: no known copy contains more than the frontispiece plate)
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, 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."
拍品資料及來源
Both the first edition of 1666 and this second edition are rare. This work on combinations and permutations, drawing on Descartes and others, proposes a logical mathematical language, and, as such, points the way to the age of the computer.