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AURIOL, LE FLAMBEAU D'ARITHMETIQUE, AVIGNON, 1636
估價
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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描述
- Le flambeau d'arithmetique. Ou methode generalle, qui enseigne aux marchands à soye & à tous autres a bien & promptement faire leur compte avec la seule addition. Et c'est par le moyen de deux monnoyes ferme & stables qui ne varient jamais en sa valeur, à sçauoir la livre de vingt sols, & le florin de douze sols. Avignon: Jacques Bramereau, 1636
4to (195 x 140mm.), woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces, old reused vellum, occasional staining, without final blank, binding repaired and slightly soiled
來源
Adrien Étienne Pierre, comte de Gasparin (1783-1862), inkstamp on title-page: "Bibliotheque de Adn. de Gasparin"; bought from Rogers Turner, London, 2002
出版
Tomash & Williams A108; Hoock & Jeannin II/A18.1; USTC 6809644
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."
拍品資料及來源
RARE. This work "is written in the form of a dialogue between a master and pupil. It teaches by relating a story of four schoolboys who steal fruit and then are required to solve an arithmetical puzzle as their punishment" (Tomash & Williams).