- 918
TABLES IN ENGLISH, 22 VOL. AND 3 PRINTED SHEETS
Estimate
500 - 800 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- A collection of 22 volumes and 3 printed sheets, English and American, comprising:
i. Cullyer, John. The gentleman's & farmer's assistant; containing… tables. London: Stevenson, [&c.], 1816, [T&W C208]ii. Leslie, John (1766-1832). The philosophy of arithmetic… with tables for the multiplication of numbers. Edinburgh: Tait [&c.], 1820, [T&W L80]iii. Baily, Francis (1774-1844). Astronomical tables and formulae. London, 1827, presentation copy to the Royal Institution, (bought from Roger Gaskell, 1990), [T&W B76]iv. Thomson, John (1733?-1807). Tables of interest... tenth edition. London: James Duncan, 1833, [T&W T34]v. Muller, John. Indian tables for the conversion of Indian mun. Calcutta: Commercial Press, 1836, (bought from Rebecca Hardie, 2003), [T&W M146]vi. Barstow, D. A secular diary for ascertaining any day of the week or month. [London]: Barstow, [?1836], a linen-backed table folding into cloth binding, [T&W B108]vii. Farnam, J. Farnam's circular interest table. [?New York, ?1845], circular printed sheet with volvelle, [T&W F17]viii. Stowe, W.E. Time tables shewing without mental calculation the number of days from any given day in any month, to every day in any other month during a year. London: Parker, 1848, lithographed throughout, (bought from Rogers Turner, 2000), [T&W S202]ix. Thoman, Fédor. Theory of compound interest and annuities with logarithmic tables. London: John Weale, 1859, [T&W T22]x. Walton, George Augustus (1822-1908). Walton's table for practice in the fundamental operations of arithmetic. Boston: Brewer & Tileston, [1864, or later], a card printed recto and verso, [T&W W10]xi. Byrne, Oliver (1810-1880). The practical model calculator. Philadelphia: Baird, 1866, [T&W B315]xii. Julian, Eran. Julian's interest book. St Louis: the author, 1889, [T&W J29]xiii. Idem. Julian's interest book. St Louis: Brown, 1890, [T&W J30]xiv. Idem. Julian's interest book. St Louis: the author, 1894, [T&W J31]xv. Doty, Duane. Smith's interest tables. Racine, WI: Carpenter, n.d., [T&W D62]xvi. Rice, Herbert Louis (b.1869). The theory and practice of interpolation... with the requisite tables. Lynn, MA: Nichols Press, 1899, [T&W R82]xvii. Glossbrenner, Alfred M. The "Levey" interest reckoner. Indianapolis, 1917, [T&W G50]xviii. Adams, Edwin Plimpton (1878-1956), and Hippisley, R.L. Smithsonian mathematical formulae and tables of elliptic functions. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1922, [T&W A6]xix. Terry, George Skelton. Duodecimal arithmetic. London: Longmans, 1938, presentation copy from author to the mathematician Alexander Craig Aitken (1895-1967), [T&W T18]xx. Bowman, Elias W., and Shakespeare, W. "Quick" interest calculator. Indianapolis: Levey Printing Company, [?1939], [T&W B217]xxi. Hodman, Charles D. Mathematical tables from handbooks of chemistry and physics. Seventh edition. Cleveland: Chemical Rubber Publishing Co., [?1941], ends at p.215 (?imperfect), [not in T&W]xxii. Idem. Mathematical tables... seventh edition. Cleveland: Chemical Rubber Publishing Co., [?1941], ends at p.354, [not in T&W]xxiii. Yano, Tsuneta (1866-1951). Yano's tables of calculation [No place]: Tsuneta Yano Memorial Society, [?1952], [T&W Y2]xxiv. Sandon, Frank. Wightman's arithmetical tables. London: [1952, or later], [T&W S10]xxv. Rand Corporation. A million random digits with 100,000 normal deviates. Glencoe, IL: Free Press, [?1955], [T&W R11] 25 items, various sizes, various bindings, some worn; sold not subject to return
Condition
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"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."