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HISTORY OF ARITHMETIC, A COLLECTION, 12 VOLUMES
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- A collection of 12 works, comprising:
i. Bell, Edward Temple (1883-1960). The Magic of numbers. New York: Whittlesey House, 1946, original cloth, dust-jacket [T&W B129] ii. Biot, Édouard Constant (1803-1850). Table Générale d'un ouvrage Chinois [title in Chinese] Souan-fa-tong-tsong, ou collection des règles du calcul. [?Paris, 1839], [offprint from:] Journal Asiatique, 3rd series, original blue wrappers, presentation copy inscribed by the author, (bought from Rogers Turner, London, 1996), [T&W B166]iii. Brooks, Edward. The philosophy of arithmetic. Lancaster, PA: Normal Publishing Co., 1880, second edition, original cloth, endpapers renewed [T&W B269]iv. Another copy, upper hinge split [not in T&W]v. Bubnov, Nikolai (1858-1939). Arithmetische Selbständigkeit der europäischen Kultur ... Aus dem Russischen übersetzt von Joseph Lezius. Berlin: R. Friedlander & Sohn, 1914, later cloth on marbled boards, ownership inscription of Otto Neugebauer (1899-1990), mathematician and historian of science (Scientia, Arlington, MA, Catalogue 30, item 403; bought from Scientia, 1995), [T&W B282]vi. Cunnington, Susan (1856-1950). The Story of Arithmetic. London: Swan Sonnenshein & Co, 1904, original cloth [T&W C211]vii. Leslie, John (1766-1832). The philosophy of arithmetic. Edinburgh: Abernethy & Walker, 1817, one folding plate, numerous illustrations and vignettes, four-page publisher's catalogue dated November 1817, later boards, occasional spotting, (bought from F.E. Whitehart, London, 1985), [T&W L79]viii. Karpinski, Louis Charles (1878-1956). Progress of numbers through the centuries. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1925, original cloth, dust-jacket, presentation copy inscribed by the author, (bought from Scientia, Arlington, MA, 1989), [T&W K3], jacket frayed at edges ix. Ore, Øystein (1899-1968). Number theory and its history. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1948, original cloth [T&W O31]x. Pérez, José Augusto Sánchez (1882-1958). La Aritmetica en Roma, en India, y en Arabia. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones, 1949, original wrappers, uncut [T&W P45]xi. Smith, David Eugene (1860-1944). Number stories of long ago. Boston: Ginn and Co., 1919, seven colour plates and numerous vignettes, original cloth, (bought from Elgen Books, Rockville Centre, NY, 1999, Catalogue 25, item 1967), [T&W S138]xii. Steele, Robert (1860-1944), ed. The Earliest Arithmetics in English. London: OUP, 1922, original blue cloth [T&W S180]8vo
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"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."