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The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems [Signed]
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The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems [Signed]

by Gardner, Martin; Dana Richards [ed]

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Used - Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition
First edition
Published
2006
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780393061147
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New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 24 x 18.5 cm. Octavo. 494pp. Hardcover copy in dust jacket. This copy is signed by Martin Gardner on a bookplate affixed to the half title page. First edition with number line beginning in 1. Two tiny bumps to… Read more about this item
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The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions

The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions

by Gardner, Martin

Condition
Used - Near Fine in Good dust jacket
Edition
First printing
Published
1959
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 178pp. Grey cloth in price clipeed dust jacket. Stated first printing. Some chipping and closed tears to the jacket. Jacket spine is faded. First collection of Gardner's Scientific American articles, originally printed from 1956-1958 and later reprinted as… Read more about this item
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Puzzlers' Tribute: A Feast for the Mind

Puzzlers' Tribute: A Feast for the Mind

by Wolfe, David; Tom Rodgers

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First printing
Published
2002
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781568811215
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Natick, Massachusetts: A K Peters, 2002. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 420pp. Bound into glossy boards. Essays and puzzles in honor of Martin Gardner.
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Homage to a Pied Puzzler

Homage to a Pied Puzzler

by Pegg, Ed Jr.; Alan H. Schoen; Tom Rodgers

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Used - Very Good
Published
2009
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781568813158
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Wellesley, Massachusetts: A K Peters, Ltd., 2009. Hardcover. Very Good. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. xxviii 285pp. Bound into glossy boards. Essays and puzzles in honor of Martin Gardner. Some shelf wear.
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The Numerology of Dr. Matrix

The Numerology of Dr. Matrix

by Gardner, Martin

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First printing
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 112pp. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Stated first printing. Some toning to the cloth and jacket edges. One instance of tape repair to the top of the front cover of jacket, and small closed tear to back… Read more about this item
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Logic Machines and Diagrams

Logic Machines and Diagrams

by Gardner, Martin

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Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First edition
Published
1958
Binding
Hardcover
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McGraw Hill, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. x 157pp. Grey cloth in dust jacket. First edition with 1958 on title and copyright pages and no additional printings noted. Original price of $5.00 present on front flap. Light chipping to edges of jacket.
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Native American Mathematics

Native American Mathematics

by Michael P. Closs

Condition
Used - very good
Edition
Third Printing
Published
1990
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780292755314
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University of Texas Press,, 1990. Third Printing. Hardcover. very good. octavo. 9 1/4' x 6'. 431pp. Pictorial boards. Nice copy.
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The Way I Remember It
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The Way I Remember It

by Rudin, Walter

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First edition
Published
1997
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780821806333
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American Mathematical Society / London Mathematical Society, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 26 x 18 cm. 191pp. Bound in glossy boards. First printing with number line ending in 1. Name on front free endpaper. Sun toning to the spine. History of Mathematics Volume 12.
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Vol. I - N. 2 Geometria Integral de Figuras Ilimitadas
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Vol. I - N. 2 Geometria Integral de Figuras Ilimitadas

by Santaló [Sors], L[uis] A[ntoni]

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Used - Good
Published
1939
Binding
Wraps
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Rosario, Argentina, 1939. Wraps. Good. 26 x 16.5 cm. 58pp. Spanish language text. Part of the series "Publicaciones del Instituto de Matematicas". Bound in wrappers. The cover is chipped and seperated from the text block. Ink stamp of Federico Grabiel appears several times. Uncommon work.
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The Development of Mathematics

The Development of Mathematics

by Bell, E. T.

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1940
Binding
Hardcover
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New York & London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 23.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. xiii 583pp. Bound into burgundy cloth, gilt spine lettering. Stated first edition with no additional printings noted. Previous owner's name on front paste-down, notations on rear endpapers.
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The Foundations of Geometry
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The Foundations of Geometry

by Hilbert, David

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Used - Good+
Edition
First American Edition
Published
1902
Binding
Hardcover
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Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Compnay, 1902. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 20 x 14 cm. Octavo. Errata slip, viii 143pp + 11pp publisher's ads. Translated into English by E. J. Townsend. Bound into gilt stamped red cloth. TEG. Fading to the spine. Corners are bumped. Name markered out on front fixed endpaper. Binding remains tight. There are… Read more about this item
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Mathematical Papers of George Green

Mathematical Papers of George Green

by Green, George; N. M. Ferrers [ed]

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Reprint
Published
1970
Binding
Hardcover
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Bronx, New York: Chelsea Publishing Company, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 21 x 14 cm. Octavo. xii 336pp. Previous owner's address label on front paste-down. Top corners of boards are lightly bumped. The present work is a facsimile reprint, textually unaltered except for the correction of errata, of the work "Mathematical Papers of the Late George Green", originally… Read more about this item
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A Course of Modern Analysis. An Introduction to the General Theory of Infinite Processes and of Analytic Functions; With an Account of the Principal Transcendental Functions Fourth Edition

A Course of Modern Analysis. An Introduction to the General Theory of Infinite Processes and of Analytic Functions; With an Account of the Principal Transcendental Functions Fourth Edition

by Whittaker, E. T.; G. N. Watson

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Fourth Edition
Published
1940
Binding
Hardcover
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Cambridge University Press, 1940. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 26.5 x 18.5 cm. Royal octavo. 608pp. Black boards, gilt spine lettering. First published in 1902 this is a 1940 reprint of the 4th edition which was originally published in 1927. Some edgewear to the spine. Address stamp on front free endpaper. Small closed tear to front free endpaper.… Read more about this item
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Science Computers & People From the Tree of Mathematics

Science Computers & People From the Tree of Mathematics

by Ulam, Stanislaw

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Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Published
1986
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Hardcover
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Boston, Basel, Stuttgart: Birkhäuser, 1986. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 264pp. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Preface by Martin Gardner. Nice copy.
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The Mathematicall Preaeface to the Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara (1570)

The Mathematicall Preaeface to the Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara (1570)

by Dee, John; Allen G. Debus [intro]

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Edition
First Edition thus
Published
1975
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Science History Publications, 1975. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 23.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 33pp introduction followed by facsimile of Dee's preface, unpaginated. Fold-out chart. Bound into black cloth. Name stamp on foredge and front and rear paste-down. To some John Dee represents one of the most illustrious of the 15th century occultists a man… Read more about this item
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A History of Mathematics in America Before 1900 (The Carus Mathematical Monographs Number Five)

A History of Mathematics in America Before 1900 (The Carus Mathematical Monographs Number Five)

by Smith, David Eugene; Jekuthiel Ginsburg

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Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First edition
Published
1934
Binding
Hardcover
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Chicago, Illinois: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 19 x 13 cm. 12mo. 209pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering in uncommon dust jacket. Light rubbing to edges of the boards. Some toning to the jacket. Nice copy. The Carus Mathematical Monographs Number Five.
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De Numeris Datis
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De Numeris Datis

by Jordanus de Nemore; Barnabas Bernard Hughes

Condition
Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1981
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780520042834
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Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press, 1981. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. [xii] 212pp. Latin and English text. Bibliography, index. Red cloth in dust jacket. A critical edition and translation by Barnabas Bernard Hughes. Some edgewear to the jacket. Considered the first advanced algebra work… Read more about this item
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A Complete Slide Rule Manual

A Complete Slide Rule Manual

by Young, Neville W.

Condition
Used - very good/very good
Published
1973
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780877494126
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Drake Publishers Inc, 1973. Hardcover. very good/very good. Octavo. 9 1/2" x 6". 152pp. Ex-library copy. Withdrawn stamp to front endpaper. Libary stamp to fore-edges. In dust jacket.
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Convex Sets and Their Applications

Convex Sets and Their Applications

by Lay, Steven R.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
First edition
Published
1982
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 24 x 16.5 cm. Octavo. 244pp. Brown cloth in dust jacket. A volume in Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley-Interscience Series of Texts, Monographs, and Tracts.
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Generalized Inverses: Theory and Applications [Second Edition]

Generalized Inverses: Theory and Applications [Second Edition]

by Ben-Israel, Adi; Thomas N. E. Greville

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Second Edition
Published
2003
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780387002934
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New York: Springer, 2003. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 24 x 16.5 cm. Octavo. 420pp. Bibliography, author and subject index. Bound in glossy boards. Spotting to covers and foredges. Binding is tight. No markings. Canadian Mathematical Society #15.
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