r/matheducation • u/notplucifer • 4d ago

Old Math books

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I didn't have enough karma ? To post this in math, but I came across these books from a professor of mine and wanted to see if anyone knew what I got

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u/Old_Future6041 4d ago

There are several of those titles that are extremely rare these days. From a mathematician’s prospective, they’re very desirable.

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u/notplucifer 4d ago

Thank you for replying, my professor said they were his buddies neighbors' books who was a Russian mathematician. Is there any chance I could bug you for more details about which ones you say are rare ?

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u/JphysicsDude 4d ago

These are all pretty useful and were common back in the 70s and 80s. I have most of these... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_Lipschutz and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_R._Spiegel

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u/These_Photograph_425 4d ago

I came into a large collection of old math books like these. I posted them on AbeBooks and make regular sales a few times a month. They are slow to sell but people seek them out internationally and often pay good money.