Linear Associative Algebra

New York: D. Van Nostrand , 1882. 133 pp. 29 x 24 cm. Dark green cloth covered boards, with gilt titling to spine. Heavy wear to spine ends, with bumping and wear to corners. Some warping of cloth to rear board. Cracking along hinges of endpapers. Library label on front pastedown, which is covered by previous owner's bookplate. Embossed library stamps to initial and final pages and endpapers. Library label verso of title page. Dampstaining to all edges of pages 1-96. Torn patch on rear pastedown from removal of library card pocket, with some loss to facing endpaper. Benjamin Peirce, who taught at Harvard University for about 50 years, was once considered the leading mathematician in America, and one of the first Americans whose work was viewed as world class. 'Linear Associative Algebra', which was his best work, introduced new mathematical terms such as "idempotent" and "nilpotent". The first edition of this work was published in an edition of 100 copies, which was lithographed from his own handwritten text. This second edition was initially printed in The American Journal of Mathematics, and then published with his son's addenda and notes. . Hard Cover. Good. Ex-Library.…