NUMBER - The Language of Science

Dantzig, Tobias

Published by NY. Macmillan, later printing (1967) of the 1954 Fourth Ed. [, 1967

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] Hardback, octavo, 5 3/4 x 8 3/8 inches, [xii] + 340 pages, Very Near Fine in VG+ to Near Fine dj (dj fitted w/ protective mylar sleeve). Book about flawless inside and out w/ publisher's dark red topstain: tight binding, unmarked, only a very small bump lower edge front cover. DJ crisp, clean & bright, price corner intact, single 3/16ths inch closed tear lower edge back panel adjacent heel of spine (pretty much invisible & unnoticeable). Includes author's Prefaces to the First & Fourth Editions + Index of Names & Index of Subjects. Chapters incl Fingerprints, The Empty Column, Number-Lore, The Last Number, Symbols, The Unutterable, On The Recording of Numbers, etc. RWR5 Mathematics Math History of Science. Seller Inventory # 07883

Bibliographic Details

Title: NUMBER - The Language of Science

Publisher: NY. Macmillan, later printing (1967) of the 1954 Fourth Ed. [

Publication Date: 1967

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good