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🧮 A serious mid-century mathematics anthology with the kind of scope that makes it useful as much more than shelf decoration. Across four volumes, Newman pulls together mathematical history, philosophy, biography, foundational ideas, and classic writing from major figures including Bertrand Russell, Alfred North Whitehead, Richard Courant, E. T. Bell, and others.The four matching blue-cloth volumes still present handsomely as a set, with the gilt/copper spine designs giving them strong shelf presence. The books themselves show scattered shelf rubbing and small marks but remain substantially better preserved than the outer case.The slipcase has the heavier wear: rubbing and scuffing across the exterior, worn/frayed corners with exposed board, and a long visible split/crease across the upper panel. The case still holds the four volumes together and remains part of the original presentation.A strong set for a mathematics reader, collector of mid-century reference works, or anyone who wants a broad historical anthology of mathematical thought rather than a conventional textbook.
