Archimedes.

folio (350 x 215mm.), title printed in red and black, woodcut device on title-page, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces, woodcut diagrams and illustrations, parallel Greek and Latin text, contemporary calf, gilt fillet border, spine gilt in compartments, gilt edges, diagram on Ii4v shaved, small paper repair to head of Tt4, extremities slightly rubbed, joints cracked

Bibliotheca Sedanensis, inscription at head of title-page. The Académie de Sedan was founded in 1599 along the lines of Calvin's Academy in Geneva, and was suppressed in 1681.

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."

Rivault's magisterial edition of Archimedes, containing the Greek text (taken from the editio princeps of 1544; see lot 44), a Latin translation and some of the ancient commentaries, was used by seventeenth-century scholars such as Fermat and Descartes.