Search Results: Mathematics from THE BOOK VAULT

J. & J.W. Prentiss, Keene, NH, 1827. 7" X 4 3/8" in paper covered boards. Soiled and heavily scuffed, heavy wear at corners and spine ends. Hinges weak, Flyleaf torn, writing inside back cover. 261pp. About FAIR condition. This is an early mathematics text - evidently the teacher's copy, because it also has the ANSWERS.. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

MacMillan & Co., London 9.25" X 6.125" in black hard covers with silver lettering. A little soiling, but overall, nice. Writing inside front cover in pencil. Tight, clean and otherwise unmarked: VERY GOOD. 244pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

University of Chicago Press, 2001. 9.25" X 7.125" in medium green cloth with gilt lettering: LIKE NEW condition. Jacket also LIKE NEW. 273pp. [BB011]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009. 5 DVD discs [20 hours of video] in a blue cardboard folder. Still wrapped in shrink wrap - never opened: NEW.. 5th or later Edition. No Binding. New/No Jacket.

J. Fuller, J. Rivington, et al., London, 1767. 6 3/8" X 4" in sturdy blue buckram. This book has been rebound. Modern buckram replaces or covers original cover. The covers appear foxed or damp speckled: overall, about GOOD PLUS condition. Contents excellent, notwithstanding age. 182pp + 2pp publisher's ads.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Ginn and Company, New York, 1953. 9.375" X 6.5" in gray cloth with silver lettering. Wear at spine ends, spine edges and corners; a little soiled and scuffed; foxed inside front and back covers only: GOOD. Pages are clean and unmarked. 337pp + 82pp of tables.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., Cincinnati and New York, 1870. 7.5" X 5" in paper covered boards with a black leather spine. Marbled edges. Paper paste-downs on both covers chipped a bit along edges; moderate soil; edge wear both covers; name on flyleaf. Otherwise tight and clean: GOOD overall. 316pp. Designed, I believe for grade school. I wonder how many high school seniors could pass a test based on the lessons in this book.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Wiley, 1992. 9.25" X 7.25" in glossy heavy paper covers. Cocked back; soil on bottom and (less) fore-edges; shelf wear; Otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked. 452pp. [CB053]. 4th Edition. Soft cover. Good.

Dover Publications, 2014. 9" X 6" in glossy colorfully illustrated heavy paper covers. This book is like new in all respects except for a date written at the top of the flyleaf: FINE PLUS condition. 586pp.. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Lincoln Engraving and Printing Corporation, Pelham, NY, 1943. 8.25" X 5.375" in illustrated heavy paper covers with staple binding. A little wear along spine ridge; minor soil; writing in pencil on 2 pages: GOOD PLUS. 48pp.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1947. 9.25" X 6.25" in black cloth with gilt titles. Almost no wear; Owner's name ink stamped on each edge, inside front cover, and on flyleaf; Large brown [glue?] stain inside front cover; otherwise, very nice. Clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD. Highly technical. 994pp. FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

A.S. Barnes & Burr, New York, 1861. 8 1/8" X 5 3/8" in leather with black leather spine label. Scuffed and rubbed, tarting to split along hinges, LIGHT water stain Inside cover and flyleaf, insect damage along top edge of flyleaf. Some scattered light foxing: GOOD MINUS to GOOD condition. This is a superior mathematics textbook from the mid-nineteenth century. Logical, well illustrated. Strange intermittent pagination scheme: about 350pp.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Prentice Hall Direct, 1992. 9.5" X 7.75" in colorfully illustrated hard covers. Overall moderate ashelf wear, but still clean, tight, and unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS. [CB053] 675pp + 72pp appendix + 7pp index. Fourth Edition. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Duxbury Press, 1979. 9.25" X 6.375" in heavy paper cover. Significant shelf wear, but no tears or nicks. Writing at the top of the "Contents" page - nowhere else: GOOD. 291pp. FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Theodre Audel & Co., New York, 1901. 8.5" X 5.75" in dark green cloth. Covers are heavily foxed - hence the rating of only FAIR PLUS. Fraying at top of spine, also. Binding seems sound and contents are nice and clean. This is really a specialized mathematics textbook designed for those who work around steam engines and boilers. This is such a sensible idea, that I'm surprised it hasn't been tried more often. It begins with quite simple concepts and and becomes more complex. Test questions also. 330pp + 14pp of publisher's ads.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

McGraw Hill, 2001. 9.375" X 8.25" in illustrated hard covers. VERY minor shelf wear, but clean, tight, unmarked: NEAR FINE condition. 1214pp. CD in plastic pocket inside back cover. 7th edition. [CB053]. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Sheldon, Blakeman & Co, NY 1857 7 7/8 X 4 3/8" in black cloth with gilt letters. Chipped off 3 places along spine at frayed at corners. Contents excellent. 47pp + 12pp catalog of school books published by Sheldon & co.. F. Hardcover.

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. 9" X 6" in glossy heavy paper covers. Clean, tight, unmarked; tiny amount of edge wear lower front cover: FINE. 174pp. [BC062]. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

DK Publishing, 2009. 8.5" X 6.25" in glossy illustrated hardcovers. Minor shelf wear, but clean, tight, unmarked - probably never opened: NEAR FINE. 128pp. Lots of colorful illustrations throughout. FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Dover Publications, 2004. 9.25" X 6.125" In glossy heavy paper covers. VERY minor shelf wear: FINE condition. 469pp. [BC062] First Thus.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.