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NEWHOUSE, THE ART OF SAILING BY THE LOGARITHMS, LONDON, 1701, CONTEMPORARY RED GOATSKIN GILT
估價
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- The art of sailing by the logarithms, or artificial sines and tangents. Being the most exact way of working all sort of traverses, and keeping a reckoning at sea... Being the second part of the whole art of navigation (A triangular canon logarithmical...). London: for Richard Mount, 1701
4to (245 x 190mm.), contemporary red goatskin gilt tooled to a panel design and using a small parrot head stamp, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, occasional slight browning, first flyleaf removed, title-page slightly torn along gutter, bookplate removed from verso of title-page, extremities rubbed, joints cracking
來源
bought from Simon Finch, London, 1999
出版
Tomash & Williams N27; both parts: Adams & Waters 2670; ESTC n25798
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
FIRST EDITION of this second part. The Naval Binder used a small parrot head stamp, very similar but not identical to this stamp. Samuel Pepys's copy of the first part (published in 1685) was in a Charles Mearne binding.