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Ed Schweber wrote:What did they charge for the book? If Dover published it for 7-8$ it might
This reminds me of the time I came across a first edition of Thomas's
calculus book. It was a solid gray bound tome with well done line diagrams
that sent a clear message that you are now playing with the grownups and
learning very serious material.
A few years ago, after several comments like Ed's, the publishers
(Addison-Wesley) reprinted the first edition of Thomas to see whether there
was a market for a calculus textbook from "the good old days." The answer
turned out to be a resounding "no." The total number of instructors who
adopted the book was no more than three, and Addison-Wesley dropped the
reprint.
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