Cambridge, Massachusetts: The M.I.T. Press, 1965. Hard Cover.
Near fine volumes in a good publisher slipcase. Slipcase rubbed.
Three volume set. This major survey of mathematics, featuring the work of 18 outstanding Russian mathematicians and including material on both elementary and advanced levels, encompasses 20 prime subject areas in mathematics.....
New York: Dover Publications, 1937. Reprint. Hard Cover.
Reprint. No jacket. Bookplate on front paste-down endpaper.
592 pp. Men of Mathematics provides a rich account of major mathematical milestones, from the geometry of the Greeks through Newton's calculus, and on to the laws of probability, symbolic logic, and the fourth.....
New York: Touchstone Book, 1986. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Spine creased.
xvii, 590 pp. Men of Mathematics provides a rich account of major mathematical milestones, from the geometry of the Greeks through Newton's calculus, and on to the laws of probability, symbolic logic, and the fourth dimension. Bell breaks down.....
Williamsburgh: Ephraim Whitman, 1818. Full-Leather.
Portion of lunar eclipse plate absent. Some loss to boards, first and last few pages missing, a few small holes in a few pages, light stain.
245 pp. Logarithmick Arithmetick Containing a New and Coreect Table of Logarithms of the Natural Numbers from 1 to.....
Notre Dame, Indiana: Department of Philosophy, 1967. Large Hardcover.
No jacket. Two title pages.
314 pp. "Leśniewski defined ontology, one of his three foundational systems, as 'a certain kind of modernized 'traditional logic' [On the Foundations of Mathematics (FM), p. 176]. In this respect it is worth bearing in mind.....
Notre Dame, Indiana: Department of Philosophy, 1963. Large Hardcover.
No jacket. Minor general wear.
xiv, 41 pp. The paper that follows discusses the equivalence of two formal systems. Preliminary to that discussion a brief explanation of some terminology is in order--particularly of such terms as inferential equivalence and formal systems.--Preface
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Paris: Charles Houel, 1798. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Rebound: pebbled cloth spine with gilt titles over marbled-paper-covered boards.
484 pp. 8vo. Nine folding plates follow text. French text. A posthumously published work left incomplete upon Condillac's death, which constituted the final volume of his 'Oeuvres.' This and the.....
Paris: S.N., 1789. Hard Cover.
Rebound with new end sheets. Boards rubbed, light stain to top corner of last section of pages, one section of pages bumped on bottom corner.
vi, 228 pp. 12mo. French text. Paper over boards, morocco spine label with gilt titles and decorations. This and the.....
New York: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1848. Hard Cover.
Boards heavily rubbed, pencil marks, some pages lightly soiled.
360 pp. CONTENTS: First Five Rules; Of Denominate Numbers; Of Vulgar or Common Practices; Decimal Fractions; Of the Ratio and Proportion of Numbers; Practice; Percentage--Tare and Tret--Interest; Applications to Business; Duodecimals;.....
Paris: Jean-Baptiste Coignard, 1729. Soft Cover.
Loss to spine head and to spine base, wrappers loosening but still holding, ink name on title page, stain on rear wrapper recto.
[8], 198, [10] index. French text. Nouvelle et Derniere Edition. Buff paper boards, sewn binding. A treatise on geometry followed by.....
New York: Exposition Press, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Former library copy - usual marks. Minor tear on top edge of front jacket panel.
xi, 479 pp. "Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions.....
New York and Chicago: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., 1878. Hard Cover.
Board rubbed, free endpapers missing, pencil notes.
176 pp. "This work has been prepared more especially for advanced classes, and is designed for those who have first been well taught in the primary book, and for such as.....
Hartford: Alfred S. Barnes & Co., 1839. Full-Leather.
Joints starting, leather rubbed, stained, some pages foxed.
Full leather. New edition with revisions by James Ryan. CONTENTS: Part I. Decimal Fractions; Involution and Evolution; Of Logarithms; Elements of Geometry; Mathematical Instruments; Trigonometry. Part II. The Chain, the Circumferentor, the Theodolite, the.....
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. Hard Cover.
Faintly rubbed.
The ultimate math resource for school or home , Math on Call has everything you need for math success. Math on Call also includes a handy Almanac with math prefixes, problem-solving strategies, study tips, guidelines for using spreadsheets and databases, test-taking.....
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1993. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Fourth printing. A nice copy.
648 pp. ""It makes alive the contents of the elements of mathematics."—Albert Einstein Taking only the most elementary knowledge for granted, Lancelot Hogben leads readers of this famous book through the whole course from.....
London: J. Davis, 1796. First Edition. Half-Leather.
First edition. Lacks plates VII-XII, XIX-XXIV bound in out of order (after XXXVII). Leather lightly rubbed, a few tears to some pages with text intact, a few minor stains, ink name on second blank.
viii, 312; 756 pp. A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary.....
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Paris: Librairie Germer Bailliere, 1878. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Spine head lightly rubbed, top corner of front free endpaper chipped.
177 pp. French text. Green cloth boards. CONTENTS: La Logique Inductive en Angleterre; La Logique Inductive et le Syllogisme; George Betham et Hamilton; De Morgan; Boole; Stanely Jevons
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Stockholm: Forfattarens Forlag, 1879. Small Hard Cover.
Binding loosening from boards but still holding, board edges rubbed, smudges on boards and some pages, ink name on front board verso, stain along page edge.
84 pp. Swedish text. Arithmetic examples for high schoolers.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1917. Sixth Edition. Hard Cover.
Sixth edition. No jacket. Stain along bottom edge, ink name on front free endpaper.
vi, 169 pp. CONTENTS: Elastic and Ultimate Strength; General Properties; Moments for Beams; Cantilever and Simple Beams; Columns or Struts; The Torsion of Shafts;.....
New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, 2001. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Inscribed and signed by author on title page ('For Kelley, warm best wishes, Sylvia Nasar, 2.26.02').
461, [1] pp. Inspiration for the film starring Russell Crowe , Ed Harris, and Jennifer Connelly. Includes black-and-white photographs. "How could you.....
New York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., 1875. Full-Leather.
Binding mended with tape, edges rubbed, hinges broken, pencil notes on endpapers and title page.
324 pp. Original full leather binding. A pre-Civil War text on algebra for use in schools. CONTENTS: Section I - Definitions and Notation; Entire Quantities; Fractions;.....
New York: W.H. Freeman, 1991. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
2nd printing. Lightly rubbed.
Self-similarity is a profound concept that shapes many of the laws governing nature and underlying human thought. It is a property of widespread scientific importance and is at the centre of much of the recent work in.....
New York: Viking, 1995. Large Hardcover.
Jacket edges lightly worn.
32 pp. "Whew! This latest whimsical work from Scieszka and Smith (The True Story of the Three Little Pigs; The Stinky Cheese Man) is bound to stretch out the old thinking cap. The day after her teacher announces, "You know.....
Dresden: Waltherschen Hofbuchhandlung, 1822. Hard Cover.
Rebound in black cloth with new end sheets. Ink ownership stamps on title page.
xxviii, 200 pp. 8vo. Printed on laid paper. A little-known but significant early treatise of mathematical logic. Semler was influenced by the combinatory mathematics of Karl Friedrich Hinderburg (1741-1808) and.....
New York: Little, Brown, 2013. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. An exceptional copy.
271 pp. Thinking in Numbers is the book that Daniel Tammet, mathematical savant and bestselling author, was born to write. In Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates our lives and minds. Using anecdotes, everyday.....