Lot 40
  • 40

BAKER, BAKER'S ARITHMETICK, LONDON, 1670, CONTEMPORARY CALF

Estimate
700 - 900 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Baker's Arithmetick... newly corrected and enlarged... by Henry Phillippes. London: E.C. & A.C. for Edward Thomas, 1670
8vo (163 x 102mm.), license leaf before title, contemporary calf, some soiling and staining, recased retaining original spine, lower cover detached, one corner worn 

Provenance

Acton family, Shropshire, bookplate; bought from Chaucer Head Bookshop, Presteigne, 1999, catalogue 43, item 12, £700

Literature

Tomash & Williams B78; ESTC R176300 (4 copies); Hoock & Jeannin B1.20; Wing B492A

Condition

the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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