A Memoir Of Zerah Colburn Written By Himself Containing An Account Of The First Discovery Of His

by Zerah Colburn

$300 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition. Frontispiece of Colburn as a young boy with a paddle and birdie in hand. 204pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf, red morocco lettering piece, minor wear. Housed in a half morocco clamshell box. Bell Men of Mathematics pp. 342-3; Sabin 14257. Item #374346 Colburn 1804-1839 , the American lightning-calculating boy. His extraordinary calculating powers became evident when at the age

• Binding: Leather

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