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Cocker's Arithmetic:
a Plain and Familiar Method Suitable to the Meanest Capacity for the Full Understanding of That Incomparable Art, As It Is Now Taught by the Ablest School-Masters in City and Country"
Glasgow; 1787
Size 4 by 6.5"
Original calf
Front cover is detached.
Lacks endpapers.
186 pp
Foxing , toning
Text in English
Cocker's Arithmetick, also known by its full title "Cocker's Arithmetick: Being a Plain and Familiar Method Suitable to the Meanest Capacity for the Full Understanding of That Incomparable Art, As It Is Now Taught by the Ablest School-Masters in City and Country", is a grammar school mathematics textbook written by Edward Cocker (1631–1676) and published posthumously by John Hawkins in 1678.
Arithmetick along with companion volume, Decimal Arithmetick published in 1684, were used to teach mathematics in schools in the United Kingdom for more than 150 years.
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Reserve: $201.00
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a Plain and Familiar Method Suitable to the Meanest Capacity for the Full Understanding of That Incomparable Art, As It Is Now Taught by the Ablest School-Masters in City and Country"
Glasgow; 1787
Size 4 by 6.5"
Original calf
Front cover is detached.
Lacks endpapers.
186 pp
Foxing , toning
Text in English
Cocker's Arithmetick, also known by its full title "Cocker's Arithmetick: Being a Plain and Familiar Method Suitable to the Meanest Capacity for the Full Understanding of That Incomparable Art, As It Is Now Taught by the Ablest School-Masters in City and Country", is a grammar school mathematics textbook written by Edward Cocker (1631–1676) and published posthumously by John Hawkins in 1678.
Arithmetick along with companion volume, Decimal Arithmetick published in 1684, were used to teach mathematics in schools in the United Kingdom for more than 150 years.
Please see my other auctions
Reserve: $201.00
Shipping:
Your purchase is protected:
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Chairish Auctions specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Chairish Auctions within 5 days of receiving the item.
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1619 IL PASTOR FIDO Tragicomedia pastorale antique VELLUM BOUND
Estimate $250-$300
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
May 16, 2026 9:00 AM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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