| Description |
A 1774 Germantown, Pennsylvania Geschwinde Rechner Germantown: Christoph Saur, 1774. First American edition in German. 12mo, later black leather-backed marbled boards; spine lettered in gilt. (280) pages. Some browning; one leaf with marginal corner loss. Front blank flyleaf with contemporary inscription, the ink of which has eaten through that leaf (not affecting title). Very good. Evans 13275. An early, Colonial-era example of an American Ready Reckoner, printed by the famous family of printers in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Christoph Saur also published (as Christopher Sower) an English edition of this volume--The Ready Reckoner; or Trader's Most Useful Assistant--in the same year. Works of this type were indispensable in the conduct of commerce in late 18th-century America. Estimate $400 Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15220 (realized $120).
Heritage link: http://www.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1283&lotIdNo=11462 |
