Education.- Baker (Humfrey) The Well-Spring of Sciences: which teacheth the perfect worke & practise of Arithmetick, both in whole numbers and fractions, black letter, title within elaborate woodcut border, woodcut initials, illustrations, head- and tail-pieces, 2F7 verso with woodcut portrait of Lucretia, lacks final blank f., title soiled and with a few small holes within border, ink stamp to title and A2, A7 & 8 detached, 2F7 frayed without loss to image, occasional damp-staining, heavier towards end, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, [STC 1217], small 8vo, by Thomas Purfoot, 1617. ⁂ First published in 1562, the present work ran through numerous editions through the 16th and 17th centuries. Includes a series of tables at the end that provide conversion of measurements used by several European cities. Provenance: College of Preceptors (ink stamp).
Education.- Baker (Humfrey) The Well-Spring of Sciences: which teacheth the perfect worke & practise of Arithmetick, both in whole numbers and fractions, black letter, title within elaborate woodcut border, woodcut initials, illustrations, head- and tail-pieces, 2F7 verso with woodcut portrait of Lucretia, lacks final blank f., title soiled and with a few small holes within border, ink stamp to title and A2, A7 & 8 detached, 2F7 frayed without loss to image, occasional damp-staining, heavier towards end, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, [STC 1217], small 8vo, by Thomas Purfoot, 1617. ⁂ First published in 1562, the present work ran through numerous editions through the 16th and 17th centuries. Includes a series of tables at the end that provide conversion of measurements used by several European cities. Provenance: College of Preceptors (ink stamp).
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