HARDY, G. H.

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Collection of bound offprints and other books from his personal library. The mathematician's personal collection of his own offprints, which he had specially bound, comprising 82 sole-authored and 76 co-authored papers, together with 19 offprints written by others and relevant to his work; alongside seven volumes (bound in four) of the collected Cambridge Mathematical Tracts which he edited, and three books from his library. Godfrey Harold Hardy (1877-1947) was the most influential British mathematician of his time, whose writings over four decades did much to shape and invigorate the discipline. "Hardy described himself as a problem solver rather than a theory builder, but he had a profound influence on modern mathematics and ranks as one of the greatest English mathematicians of the twentieth century. Together with Littlewood, he brought pure mathematics in England to the highest level, and was instrumental in improving the teaching of mathematics throughout the world" (ODNB). He was also instrumental in mentoring and bringing to world attention the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920).The present collection represents Hardy's writings from 1901 to 1946, the full run of his career. They were bound by the local bookbinders John P. Gray and Sons Ltd in Cambridge. Each of these bound offprint volumes has a manuscript contents page at front. Each of the Cambridge Mathematical Tract volumes - a series he edited for a time - has his ownership signature, as does on

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