THE WORLD OF MATHEMATICS (4 volume set, complete)

Newman, James R.

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1956

About this Item

1st edition, 2nd printing. 4 volume set, complete, in slipcase. A Very Good set in Very Good - slipcase. 8vo., xviii, 724; (725)-1414; (1415)-2021; (2022)-2535 pp. Green cloth with gilt titles on the spine, housed in the publisher's red slipcase, with title and publisher's blurbs printed on paper affixed to three sides. The slipcase is rubbed, on the paper sheets and the opening. Cloth spines are faded and lightly soiled, text appears unmarked. The four volume series covers many branches of mathematics and represents a 15-year effort by Newman to collect what he felt were the most important essays in the field. With essays ranging from a biography of Srinivasa Ramanujan by Newman to Bertrand Russell's Definition of Number, the series is often praised as suitable for any level of mathematical skill.

Seller Inventory # 35934

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE WORLD OF MATHEMATICS (4 volume set, complete)
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 1956
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: 1st Edition, 2nd printing.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-, slipcase
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