Lot 392
Sundials.- Saher (Ferdinand) Nova praxis construendi circinum proportionalem horographicum, only edition, Vienna, Sussana Christina [Saher], 1695.
Hammer Price: £400
Description
Sundials.- [Saher (Ferdinand)] Nova praxis construendi circinum proportionalem horographicum..., only edition, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials,18 engraved plates containing 22 figures, light staining to verso of plates, modern ink stamp of Christopher St. J.H.Daniel to pastedowns, modern sprinkled brown calf tooled in blind, very slightly rubbed, [Tomash & Williams S6; VD17 23:269580Z], oblong 8vo, Vienna, Sussana Christina [Saher], 1695.
⁂ Rare work attributed to Ferdinand Saher, brother of the printer of the work, concerning a sector customised for the design of sundials. OCLC locates 5 copies worldwide with only one in the UK (University of Oxford), one in Italy, two in Germany and one in America.
Description
Sundials.- [Saher (Ferdinand)] Nova praxis construendi circinum proportionalem horographicum..., only edition, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials,18 engraved plates containing 22 figures, light staining to verso of plates, modern ink stamp of Christopher St. J.H.Daniel to pastedowns, modern sprinkled brown calf tooled in blind, very slightly rubbed, [Tomash & Williams S6; VD17 23:269580Z], oblong 8vo, Vienna, Sussana Christina [Saher], 1695.
⁂ Rare work attributed to Ferdinand Saher, brother of the printer of the work, concerning a sector customised for the design of sundials. OCLC locates 5 copies worldwide with only one in the UK (University of Oxford), one in Italy, two in Germany and one in America.