Mathematics

London: Faber. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1998. First UK Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0571177948 Illustrated with photographs. 461pp including Notes, Select Bibliography and Index. A biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994. At the age of 31, John Nash, mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet after decades of leading a ghost-like existence, he was to re-emerge to win a Nobel Prize and world acclaim. The inspiration for a major motion picture directed by Ron Howard, Sylvia Nasar's award-winning biography is a drama about the mystery of the human mind, a triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love. Book and dust-jacket are both clean and in lovely conditon with only very feint signs of use - pages 132 and 134 have a minute, closed tear in the margin. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dust-jacket; jacket is in loose protective cover. . more information

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London: Faber. Near Fine/Very Good+. 1998. First UK Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0571177948 Illustrated with photographs. 461pp including Notes, Select Bibliography and Index. A biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994. At the age of 31, John Nash, mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet after decades of leading a ghost-like existence, he was to re-emerge to win a Nobel Prize and world acclaim. The inspiration for a major motion picture directed by Ron Howard, Sylvia Nasar's award-winning biography is a drama about the mystery of the human mind, a triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love. Book and dust-jacket are both clean and in lovely conditon with only very feint signs of use. Dust-jacket is price-clipped and the orange lettering is a little faded on the spine area; jacket is in a loose protective cover. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good+ dust-jacket. . more information

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