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Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
by Von Neumann, John; Morgenstern, Oskar
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
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About This Item
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1947. Second edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [6], v-xviii, 1- 641 pp. Bound in brown cloth with publisher's name in gilt on the spine, other spine lettering in gilt set within a dark brown rectangle bordered on the top and bottom by three bars stamped in gold; brown topstain. Price of $10.00 on front jacket flap. First printing of the second edition. Slater 954. This collaboration between Von Neumann and Morganstern is an extremely influential work laying the foundations for the interdisciplinary field of game theory (which crosses over the disciplines of mathematics, economics, philosophy, political science, and several others). The second edition is notable for the new appendix in which the authors provide an axiomatic proof of expected utility. An attractive copy of this groundbreaking book in a worn but presentable dust jacket. Near Fine with a few hints of shelf wear in an about Very Good edge-worn dust jacket with rubbing and a small abrasion to the front panel and minor chipping and a few areas of discoloration to the spine panel.
Synopsis
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, published in 1944 by Princeton University Press, is a book by mathematician John von Neumann and economist Oskar Morgenstern which is widely considered the groundbreaking text that created the interdisciplinary research field of game theory. In the introduction of its 60th anniversary commemorative edition from the Princeton University Press, the book is described as "the classic work upon which modern-day game theory is based.
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- Evening Star Books
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- 000010098
- Title
- Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
- Author
- Von Neumann, John; Morgenstern, Oskar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, NJ
- Date Published
- 1947
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