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    By Rev. A. H. Frost
    Cambridge   J. Hall; Whittaker and Co
    9" by 6" iv, [2], 279, [7pp]
    The first edition of this very scarce volume of maths questions included in the Senate House examinations.
    By Rev. A. H. Frost

    1849 The Mathematical Questions of the Senate-House Examination Papers, 1838 to 1849

    Cambridge   J. Hall; Whittaker and Co
    9" by 6" iv, [2], 279, [7pp]
    The first edition of this very scarce volume of maths questions included in the Senate House examinations.
    £140.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 952P39
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    First Edition, Original Binding, Very Scarce

    The first edition of this very scarce work.

    This volume collects together the mathematical questions which had been included in the Senate House examination papers from 1838 to 1849. A useful work for reference or study.

    By the Reverend A. H. Frost. 

    Six pages of adverts to the rear.

    From the library of American-British mathematician David Singmaster, with his ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Singmaster was emeritus professor of mathematics at London South Bank University, and was a puzzle historian, a big fan of mechanical puzzles, and an early adopter and promoter of the Rubik's Cube.

    Condition

    In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, a little worn and rubbed. Loss to the tail of the spine, smaller chip to the head. Tear to the head of the front joint. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Spine label is rubbed and chipped. Labels to the joints. Ink to the rear board. Front joint and hinge are strained. Institutional label to the front paste down. Ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Loss to the head of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Stamp to the reverse of the title page. The occasional pencil mark to the margins.

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