most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net 2013-05-21T07:21:36Z http://mathoverflow.net/feeds/question/18271 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed Martin Bright 2010-03-15T14:40:59Z 2012-02-20T18:10:53Z

<p>It's excellent news that the LMS are to re-publish Cassels &amp; Fröhlich. There are many other excellent mathematics books which are just about impossible (or at least very expensive) to get hold of, though this problem seems to be getting a bit better with some texts being printed on demand.</p> <blockquote> <p>Which book(s) would you most like to see re-published?</p> </blockquote> <p>A couple of comments:</p> <p>Perhaps nobody under 30 actually reads real books made from trees any more, but personally I find it more convenient to refer to a paper copy, to the extent that I will happily buy a copy of something which is available free on-line (like SGA 1 and 2, or Milne's <em>Arithmetic Duality Theorems</em>).</p> <p>And of course there can be legal issues with re-publishing works - EGA &amp; SGA seem to be a case in point at the moment.</p> <p>Here are two to start off with:</p> <ul> <li>Manin, <em>Cubic forms</em></li> <li>Grothendieck et al., <em>Dix exposés sur la cohomologie des schémas</em></li> </ul> <p>(not including Cassels &amp; Fröhlich because I picked up a copy on Amazon a couple of years ago :-) )</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/18272#18272 Cam McLeman 2010-03-15T14:47:46Z 2010-03-15T14:47:46Z

<p>After a quick pop over to my Amazon wish list, the following 4 have been pretty unattainable to me for as long as I've been looking:</p> <p><i>Galois Cohomology of Algebraic Number Fields</i>, by Haberland<br> <i>Class Field Theory</i>, by Neukirch<br> <i>Arithmetic Geometry</i>, by Cornell et al.<br> <i>Number Theory</i>, by Borevich and Shafarevich<br></p> <p>(So if anyone has one they want to get rid of...)</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/18273#18273 Mark Meckes 2010-03-15T14:59:22Z 2010-03-15T14:59:22Z

<p>Not likely to be a popular choice on MO, but I wish I could get a copy of <em>Banach-Mazur Distances and Finite-Dimensional Operator Ideals</em> by Tomczak-Jaegermann.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/18274#18274 Steven Gubkin 2010-03-15T15:05:22Z 2010-03-15T15:05:22Z

<p>The following link may be relevant:</p> <p><a href="http://outofprintmath.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://outofprintmath.blogspot.com/</a> - a blog devoted to trying to see which math books are in most dire need of reprinting.</p> <p>Also </p> <p><a href="http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/timothy-chow-out-of-print-math-books/" rel="nofollow">http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/timothy-chow-out-of-print-math-books/</a> For some backround info about this site.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/18295#18295 S1 2010-03-15T18:36:26Z 2010-03-15T18:36:26Z

<p><em>Methods of representation theory</em> (Vol 1+2) by Curtis and Reiner. It's a shame that this is out of print!</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/18296#18296 David Steinberg 2010-03-15T18:46:46Z 2010-03-15T18:46:46Z

<p>"The Geometry of Moduli Spaces of Sheaves" by Huybrechts and Lehn. Thankfully, it seems that an updated edition is in the works.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/18297#18297 Jonas Meyer 2010-03-15T19:33:13Z 2010-05-11T07:21:00Z

<ul> <li><p><a href="http://outofprintmath.blogspot.com/2008/11/137-c-algebras-by-j-dixmier.html" rel="nofollow">Dixmier, <em>C<code>$^*$</code>-algebras</em></a> or <em>Les C<code>$^*$</code>-algèbres et leurs représentations</em></p></li> <li><p><a href="http://outofprintmath.blogspot.com/2008/12/163-von-neumann-algebras-by-j-dixmier.html" rel="nofollow">Dixmier, <em>von Neumann algebras</em></a> or <em>Les algèbres d'opérateurs dans l'espace hilbertien: algèbres de von Neumann</em></p></li> <li><p><a href="http://outofprintmath.blogspot.com/2008/12/164-c-algebras-and-their-automorphism.html" rel="nofollow">Pedersen, <em>C<code>$^*$</code>-algebras and their automorphism groups</em></a></p></li> </ul>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/18300#18300 Keenan Kidwell 2010-03-15T19:42:05Z 2010-03-15T19:42:05Z

<p>I would very much like to see Cornell and Silverman's <em>Arithmetic Geometry</em> republished. May I ask for a reference regarding the republication of Cassels and Fröhlich? I hadn't heard about this, and it's also at the top of my list for out-of-print books that should be republished.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/18303#18303 Jason Polak 2010-03-15T20:08:35Z 2010-03-15T20:08:35Z

<p>"Essays In Group Theory" edited by S.M. Gersten, which in particular contains Gromov's paper "Hyperbolic Groups".</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/18328#18328 Ilya Grigoriev 2010-03-16T00:19:28Z 2010-03-16T00:19:28Z

<p>"Homotopic topology" by Fomenko and Fuks, the English version. I already mentioned it <a href="http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18041/algebraic-topology-beyond-the-basicsany-texts-bridging-the-gap/18093#18093" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/18637#18637 Andrew L 2010-03-18T18:50:40Z 2010-03-24T21:11:14Z

<p>I'm REAL excited about this question,but I don't have the time right now to think about it enough to post a list. I was actually going to compile one for Dover this summer-a long one. But I'll think about it and try and post a few at this thread.Here's a few to get started:</p> <p><em>Elements of Homotopy Theory</em> by George Whitehead:A classic by the master and it would be a fantastic resource for classical homotopy theory from a geometrical standpoint that can serve as a foundation for the modern,high tech treatment via model categories.Why it's out of print baffles me.</p> <p><em>Analysis And Solution of Partial Differential Equations</em> by Robert L.Street:There are so few good undergraduate textbooks on this subject and a nice inexpensive reissue of this book would go a long way towards assisting this situation.Wonderful discussion and lots of nice examples.</p> <p><em>Notes on Differential Geometry</em> by Noel J.Hicks: An absolute classic and it needs to be brought back for a new generation of graduate students-after being proofread carefully,of course.Graduate students learning differential geometry will wonder why people have been hiding it from them.</p> <p><em>The Foundations of Geometry</em> by K.Borsuk and Smilew:A lost classic on axiomatic treatment of the classical plane geometries from a modern standpoint.Another book that baffles me why it's out of print. </p> <p>There-that'll get you guys started. I actually hope to post the full list at my blog this summer. I'll let you guys know when it's up for the world to see. </p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/19236#19236 Sean Rostami 2010-03-24T20:42:42Z 2010-03-24T20:42:42Z

<p>(1) "Algebraic groups and number theory" by Platonov and Rapinchuk</p> <p>(2) "Spherical functions on a group of p-adic type" by Macdonald</p> <p>(3) "Topological transformation groups" by Montgomery and Zippin</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/19245#19245 Charlie Frohman 2010-03-24T23:04:21Z 2010-03-24T23:04:21Z

<p>Hans Rademacher "Topics in analytic number Theory" </p> <p>Lester Ford "Differential Equations"</p> <p>F. Hirzebruch "Topological Methods in Algebraic Geometry"</p> <p>M. Greenberg "Lectures on Algebraic Topology"</p> <p>M. Atiyah, I. MacDonald "Introduction to Commutative Algebra"</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/19260#19260 MBN 2010-03-25T01:59:16Z 2010-03-25T01:59:16Z

<p><em>Adeles and Algebraic Groups</em> by A.Weil</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/19354#19354 Johannes Wachs 2010-03-25T20:55:36Z 2010-03-25T20:55:36Z

<p>Sieradski's 'An Introduction to Topology and Homotopy' is my favorite introduction to the subject. </p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/19395#19395 Sean Tilson 2010-03-26T05:47:48Z 2010-03-29T20:52:48Z

<p>I don't know much about the book, since it is out of print and i am young, but Stong's Notes on Cobordism Theory.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/19450#19450 Sam Lewallen 2010-03-26T18:16:27Z 2010-03-26T18:16:27Z

<p>"The Floer Memorial Volume." </p> <p>For anyone interested in instanton Floer homology, this book contains key articles by Floer, Donaldson, Braams, and others which aren't available anywhere else, the internet included (and which are still the sole references for certain proofs and ideas). My research has been held up for days, just due to this book being checked out. </p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/19476#19476 Wanderer 2010-03-26T23:36:43Z 2010-03-26T23:36:43Z

<p>Murre's "Lectures on an introduction to Grothendieck's theory of the fundamental group".</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/20310#20310 Botong Wang 2010-04-04T16:13:41Z 2010-04-04T16:13:41Z

<p>Kobayashi, "Differential geometry of complex vector bundles"</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/23835#23835 Colin Pratt 2010-05-07T09:15:26Z 2010-05-07T09:15:26Z

<p>I've heard and read good things about "Mathematics, Form and Function" by Saunders Mac Lane which is sadly out of print. Second hand copies are scarce and prohibitively expensive.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/24273#24273 Zsbán Ambrus 2010-05-11T18:18:37Z 2010-05-11T18:18:37Z

<p>For a long time, I wished the Hungarian translation of Knuth's <em>The Art of Computer Programming</em> volumes 1-3 would be reprinted. I got lucky and I now have a used copy, but I guess it might still help others.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/24323#24323 Pete L. Clark 2010-05-12T02:49:48Z 2010-05-12T02:49:48Z

<p><strong>Associative Algebras</strong>, by Richard S. Pierce. Check out the ridiculous Amazon page for this:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0387906932/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1273632391&amp;sr=8-1&amp;condition=new" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0387906932/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1273632391&amp;sr=8-1&amp;condition=new</a></p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/25515#25515 hypercube 2010-05-21T17:57:15Z 2010-05-21T18:03:31Z

<ol> <li><em>Topology</em> by James Dugundji</li> <li><em>General Topology</em> by Ryszard Engelking</li> <li><em>Topology - Volumes I and II</em> by Kazimierz Kuratowski</li> </ol>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/30743#30743 L. J. P. Kilford 2010-07-06T08:51:33Z 2010-07-06T08:51:33Z

<p>Mathematics Made Difficult, by Carl Linderholm. A great underground classic.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/39031#39031 Charles Staats 2010-09-16T22:39:08Z 2012-02-20T07:25:51Z

<p>"Topologie Algébrique et Théorie des Faisceaux," by Roger Godement. The classic reference on sheaf theory. The edition I'm reading right now (checked out from the library) is beginning to fall apart, and it's really making my eyes water.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/39039#39039 Daniel Miller 2010-09-17T00:23:38Z 2010-09-17T00:23:38Z

<p>The whole Academic Press series on pure and applied mathematics contains a number of gems, including Mordell's work on Diophantine equations and Fuchs' work on infinite abelian groups. Unfortunately, it is out of print and used editions are usually horribly expensive. </p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/74619#74619 John mac 2011-09-05T20:44:45Z 2012-02-19T15:03:23Z

<p>Perhaps we should be asking why excellent books are out of print. By what mechanisms can they be brought back to life? Can we learn from any successful campaigns?</p> <p>For me: Lectures on the theory of functions of a complex variable Vols I &amp; II published in the 1960's by Noordhoff. A beautiful book authored by Sansone &amp; Gerretsen.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/88916#88916 yaa09d 2012-02-19T09:33:09Z 2012-02-19T09:33:09Z

<p>The Complex Analytic Theory of Teichmüller Spaces, by Subhashis Nag. ISBN:0471627739. It is for more than $500 on Amazon!!</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/88917#88917 Pradip Mishra 2012-02-19T09:38:55Z 2012-02-19T09:38:55Z

<p>Manifolds of differential mapping: P.W. Michor. should be printed with latex and graphics...</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/88943#88943 Saikat Biswas 2012-02-19T16:59:57Z 2012-02-19T16:59:57Z

<p>'Etale Cohomology' by Gunter Tamme (translated by Manfred Kolster).</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/89017#89017 David White 2012-02-20T14:22:01Z 2012-02-20T14:22:01Z

<p>H.R. Margolis, <em>Spectra and the Steenrod Algebra</em>.</p> <p>This book was a big influence on my advisor, and I've been lucky enough to borrow and read his copy. It's basically impossible to find nowadays but is still an amazing treatment of this subject.</p>

http://mathoverflow.net/questions/18271/what-out-of-print-books-would-you-like-to-see-re-printed/89026#89026 Kiumars 2012-02-20T18:10:53Z 2012-02-20T18:10:53Z

<p>Would also like to suggest to the list "Local Class Field Theory" by Iwasawa. </p>