Rara Arithmetica: A Catalogue of the Arithmetics Written Before the Year MDCI with a Description of Those in the Library of George Arthur Plimpton of New York
Boston: Ginn and Co., 1908. Vellum. Octavo. Signed. Very Good. Item #42469
Two volumes in full gilt decorated vellum. Top edge gilt. Lacks slipcase. Number 143 of 150 copies only of this deluxe edition. Signed by publisher and inscribed in both volumes by the G.A. Plimpton, the architect of this collection, to his wife. Some foxing to the extremities but a well preserved set in beautiful vellum with Celtic knot gilt decoration.
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