Lot 159
Mathematics.- Newton (Sir Isaac) Arithmetica Universalis; sive de Compositione et Resolutione Arithmetica Liber, third Latin edition, Leiden, Joh. et Herm. Verbeek, 1732.
Hammer Price: £500
Description
Mathematics.- Newton (Sir Isaac) Arithmetica Universalis; sive de Compositione et Resolutione Arithmetica Liber, third Latin edition, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 13 engraved folding plates (1 plate with small ink stain, occasional light damp-staining), tear to O4 lower margin, occasional light staining, spotting and browning, light worming to lower margins, ink inscriptions to pastedowns, front free endpaper, and title, occasional marginal manuscript annotations in pencil and ink, sometimes into text, bookseller's sticker to front pastedown, contemporary calf, spine and corners repaired, rubbed, [Babson, 204; Wallis 279], 4to, Leiden, Joh. et Herm. Verbeek, 1732.
Description
Mathematics.- Newton (Sir Isaac) Arithmetica Universalis; sive de Compositione et Resolutione Arithmetica Liber, third Latin edition, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 13 engraved folding plates (1 plate with small ink stain, occasional light damp-staining), tear to O4 lower margin, occasional light staining, spotting and browning, light worming to lower margins, ink inscriptions to pastedowns, front free endpaper, and title, occasional marginal manuscript annotations in pencil and ink, sometimes into text, bookseller's sticker to front pastedown, contemporary calf, spine and corners repaired, rubbed, [Babson, 204; Wallis 279], 4to, Leiden, Joh. et Herm. Verbeek, 1732.
