TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION: A Statistical Theory of Communications. by Fano, Robert M - (1961).

(Cambridge, MA): M. I.T. Press / New York: John Wiley& Sons, Inc., (1961)., (1961).. Good. - Octavo, light tan cloth with a vignette in blind on the front cover, in a dust wrapper. There is a stain to the dust jacket's front flap with light staining to its rear flap. There are some red markings on a publications list on the jacket's rear panel. viii, [iv] & 389 pages. Illustrated with diagrams & mathematical formulas. There is staining to the endpapers. The bottom edge is very lightly foxed with a small ink mark. The book has a very slight musty odor. Good. <p>First edition.<p>"The book provides an up-to-date treatment of coding theory that emphasizes those formulations and mathematical techniques that have proved to be of greatest engineering significance. While written primarily for communications engineers, the material covered should also be of interest to workers in other areas of the communication sciences." [From the dust wrapper copy].