DUNN (SAMUEL)The Description and Use of the Universal Planispheres, or Terrestrial and Celestial Globes in Plano. Being Compleat Substitutes for a Large Pair of Globes... Second Edition, with Additions and Improvements, imprimatur leaf before title, 5 large folding engraved maps ("S. Dunn & W. Owen, December 1st 1757"), one slightly shaved just touching caption, untrimmed and unopened in contemporary boards, rebacked preserving original spine, housed in morocco-backed book box, 8vo, for the Author, 1759FootnotesCOMPLETE WITH THE FIVE RARE CELESTIAL AND TERRESTRIAL MAPS, UNCUT AND BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY BOARDS, with no complete copies traced on Rare Book Hub. Dunn (1723-1794), a teacher of mathematics and navigation, was the inventor of the "universal planispheres, or terrestrial and celestial globes in plano, an economical method of teaching spherical geometry without the expense of purchasing actual globes", the use of which is explained in this work.
Provenance: ?C.S. Lockhart, early ownership signature on the "Recommendations of the Universal Planispheres" leaf.Additional informationAuction informationBuyers Premium and ChargesFor all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:Buyer's Premium Rates
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and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.Buyers' ObligationsALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest customer services team.Payment NoticesFor payment information please refer to the sale catalog.Shipping NoticesFor information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licences please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.Lot Symbols•Exempt from VATZero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.Related DepartmentsBooks & ManuscriptsAuction ViewingsLondon, Knightsbridge18 June 2023, 11:00 - 15:00 BST19 June 2023, 09:00 - 17:00 BST20 June 2023, 09:00 - 17:00 BST21 June 2023, 09:00 - 10:00 BSTConditions of SaleView Conditions of Sale
DUNN (SAMUEL)The Description and Use of the Universal Planispheres, or Terrestrial and Celestial Globes in Plano. Being Compleat Substitutes for a Large Pair of Globes... Second Edition, with Additions and Improvements, imprimatur leaf before title, 5 large folding engraved maps ("S. Dunn & W. Owen, December 1st 1757"), one slightly shaved just touching caption, untrimmed and unopened in contemporary boards, rebacked preserving original spine, housed in morocco-backed book box, 8vo, for the Author, 1759FootnotesCOMPLETE WITH THE FIVE RARE CELESTIAL AND TERRESTRIAL MAPS, UNCUT AND BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY BOARDS, with no complete copies traced on Rare Book Hub. Dunn (1723-1794), a teacher of mathematics and navigation, was the inventor of the "universal planispheres, or terrestrial and celestial globes in plano, an economical method of teaching spherical geometry without the expense of purchasing actual globes", the use of which is explained in this work.
Provenance: ?C.S. Lockhart, early ownership signature on the "Recommendations of the Universal Planispheres" leaf.Additional informationAuction informationBuyers Premium and ChargesFor all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.Buyers' ObligationsALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest customer services team.Payment NoticesFor payment information please refer to the sale catalog.Shipping NoticesFor information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licences please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.Lot Symbols•Exempt from VATZero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.Related DepartmentsBooks & ManuscriptsAuction ViewingsLondon, Knightsbridge18 June 2023, 11:00 - 15:00 BST19 June 2023, 09:00 - 17:00 BST20 June 2023, 09:00 - 17:00 BST21 June 2023, 09:00 - 10:00 BSTConditions of SaleView Conditions of Sale
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