Arithmeticae practicae methodus facilis [...]. ab auctore pluribus locis aucta & recognita. In eandem Ioannis Steinii & Iacobi Peletarii Annotationes. Eiusdem De fractionibus astronomicis compendium [...].

8vo: 183-[1 bl.] pp. (usual slight toning and spotting, short at top occasionally shaving headlines).

Mod. quarter vellum, sp. paper covers, flat spine with gilt red leather label. Very good copy.

Rare Antwerp repr. of the popular mathematical textbook of the Leuven professor Gemma Frisius (1508-1555). 1 of 4 issues printed by J. Loeus for J. Bellerus (as here), P. Bellerus, P. van Tongheren, J. Withagius. On p. 183 the Latin poem by Philipp Melanchthon with his name reduced to "P.M.". Large woodcut on title (writing author). A few woodcut diagrams. Ref. BT 1252. - Hoogendoorn GEMF04 44.3. - Van Ortroy (Gemma) 102. - Adams G-383. - Pettegree NB 13091. - Not in STC Dutch (BL). Prov. Old ownership entry on title (partly erased).