Description
A 1905 fourth edition of “Mathematical Recreations and Essays” by W. W. Rouse Ball, published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London.
The book brings together mathematical recreations, puzzles, problems and historical essays, combining recreational mathematics with discussions of mathematical history.
This fourth edition includes material relating to subjects such as mathematical recreations, geometrical and numerical problems, the history of the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge, Mersenne’s numbers, cryptography and ciphers.
PUBLICATION DETAILS:
• Title: Mathematical Recreations and Essays
• Author: W. W. Rouse Ball
• Full name: Walter William Rouse Ball
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Publisher: Macmillan and Co., Limited
• Place of publication: London
• Publication year: 1905
• First edition originally published: 1892
• Pagination: xvi + 388 pages
• Language: English
• Format: Hardcover
• Binding: Red cloth
• Gilt lettering to front board and spine
• Gilt labyrinth motif to front board
CONDITION DETAILS:
• Significant wear to the original red cloth binding
• Spine cloth is heavily split and separated along the front joint
• Fraying and material loss around the spine ends
• Front internal hinge is exposed and weakened
• Rubbing and marks to the boards
• Previous owner’s handwritten inscription to the front endpaper
• Age-related toning and marks to the pages
• No dust jacket
Please examine all photographs carefully as they show the exact book and the visible binding damage included in the sale.
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