[Mathematics] Schooten, F. van. Mathematische oefeningen,

begrepen in vijf boecken.(...) Waer by gevought is een Tractaetm handelende van Reeckening in epeelen van geluck, door d'heer Christianus Hugenius. Desen druck vermeerdert met een korte verhandeling van de fondamenten der perspective. Amst., S. Matthysz. in Leyden for G. van Goedesbergh, 1659-1660, 1st ed., 5 parts in 1 vol. W. num. ills., calculations, and tables in the text. Contemp. overlapping vellum w. orig. ties, 4to.

Hinges weakening, two corners of title-page missing, partially waterstained, foxing as usual. Pages 487-500 comprise Huygens' "Van rekeningh in spelen van geluck", likely a first edition (p. 487-488 w. dedication to Van Schooten, dated 27 April 1657). Pages (501)-544 comprise the Tractaet der perspective (...) with seperate title-p. dated 1660 and with the address of Severin Matthysz. at the end. Rare in commerce.