The History of Arithmetic
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company [1925], 1925. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [4], v-xi, 1-200 pp. Green publisher's cloth with black lettering, decoration, and a black border on the front board, black lettering on the spine. With the dust jacket printed in red and blue. With several full-page and in-text illustrations (photographs and drawings) all in black and white. MacTutor, "Louis Charles Karpinski". Karpinski was a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan and wrote several papers and a thorough bibliography on the history of mathematics. He was known for visiting bookshops throughout Europe and helped build a portion of the collection at U of M's Clements Library. His bibliography remains well-regarded today. A charmingly illustrated history of mathematics. Fine / Very Good or better. Item #000016940
Jacket lightly edge-worn and toned.
Price: $275.00