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About the book: The cult book of the outstanding popularizer of science Jacob Perelman, built in the form of fascinating stories, tasks, tricks and mathematical puzzles. It does not require knowledge of mathematics higher than the school curriculum, but teaches non-standard thinking and solving logical puzzles (from geometric illusions to practical calculations). Rare early Soviet edition of the early 1930s. Author: Yakov Isidorovich Perelman Title: Live mathematics. Mathematical stories and puzzles Publisher: ONTI - State Technical and Theoretical Publishing House, Leningrad - Moscow Year of publication: 1934 (issued on 28.12.1933, signed on 13.03.1934) Editor: M. A. Kovalenko; technical editor: R. V. Emdina Cover: Solid publishing jacket (with «GTTI» logo on the rind and cover) Format: 82x110 1/32 Volume: Author's Arch 11.4; paper Arch 3 1/4; printed Arch 140 800; with illustrations and tasks in the text Mintage: 25,000 approx.

Year
1931–1937
Catalogue section
Period
Pre-war
ID
3138123
Other characteristics
Publication period
1931–1937
Language
Russian
Cover
Hard
Illustrations
Diagrams and charts
Subject
Other
Condition
Loss of coat, traces of time and yellowing of paper. On the title page there is a Soviet library stamp ("State Library of the BSSR..."). The block is kept strong, pages, content, thematic sections (about the protein on the glade, an avalanche of cheap bicycles, etc.) and drawings are fully preserved.
Restoration
None
Defects
None
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Perelman J. I. Living Mathematics. Mathematical Stories and Puzzles (1934)

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