Princeton University Press, 1951. Original wraps. Very Good. A very unusual Association copy. FROM THE LIBRARY OF --AND SIGNED IN BOTH VOLUMES BY-- JACK ROTH, THE RENOWNED MATHEMATICIAN (PHD DUKE, PROF. U. OF KENTUCKY) WHO, INCREDIBLY, WAS ALSO A HIGHLY-ACCOMPLISHED ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTER AND AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLEAGUE OF DEKOONING, POLLOCK, FRANZ KLINE, ETC.). A CURIOUS FIGURE AND A MAN WHO INCORPORATED ARCANE PRINCIPLES OF MATHEMATICS (ASYMMETRY, PROPORTION, ETC.) IN MANY OF HIS PAINTINGS. A solid copy to boot of the 1961 stated 2nd printings, complete in 2 volumes. Both octavo volumes tight and VG in their orange wrappers, with light wear along the panel edges. Vol. I: Measures and Integrals; Vol. II: The Geometry of Orthogonal Spaces. #21 and #22 in Princeton's formidable "Annals of Mathematics Studies" series.

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Bookseller: Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 12736
Title: Functional Operators (2 Vols.)
Author: John Von Neumann
Format/Binding: Original wraps
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1951
Keywords: rare mathematics, rare math books, John Von Neumann, the Princeton mathematics department, Von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Studies
Bookseller catalogs: Mathematics;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Association Copy: An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Wrappers: The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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