The Collected Papers of William Burnside. Edited by Peter M. Neumann A.J. S. Mann and Julia C. Tompson. 2 Volumes. Vol. 1: Commentary on Burnside's life and work; Papers 1883-1899; Volume 2: 1900-1926.

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(London): Oxford University Press (2004). 8vo. Orig. blindstamped cloth. Gilt. With b/w frontisp. portrs. and text-illusts. 1st editions. Fine. NOTE: English mathematician William Burnside was responsible for developing the theory of groups from a modern abstract point of view in England. The theory of groups is central to modern abstract algebra.