Gemma Frisius, Arithmeticae practicae, Leipzig, 1562, bound with two others

GEMMA FRISIUS

Arithmeticae practicae methodus facilis. Leipzig: Hans Rambau, 1562, woodcut vignette of a table abacus on title

FABER, Basilius. Libellus de synonymia Terentii, et copiosa phrasium ac locutionum commutatione, ex ipso autore nata, et collecta. Leipzig: heirs of Valentine Pabst, 1562

LEMNIUS, Levinus. Occulta naturae miracula, ac varia rerum documenta, probabili ratione atque artifici conjectura duobus libris explicata, quae studioso avidoque lectori non tam usui sunt futura, quam oblectamento. Antwerp: W. Simon, 1561, woodcut printer’s device on title

3 works in one volume, 8vo (147 x 94mm.), contemporary blind-stamped vellum, modern folding cloth box

LITERATURE:

Gemma Frisius: Hoogendoorn p.361 GemF04; Tomash & Williams G34; USTC 613004 (1 copy only); VD16 G1124; Faber: Tomash & Williams F4; USTC 672614 (1 copy only); VD16 ZV 21906; Lemnius: NB 18859; Tomash & Williams L73; USTC 405025

PROVENANCE:

bought from Jeffrey D. Mancevice, Worcester, MA, 1988; Erwin Tomash, booklabel