12mo, x-334-(2)-4 pages. binding : Original printed wrappers. Cover worn.
Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850-1891) was a Russian mathematician and writer. She was the first woman in Europe to earn a doctorate in mathematics. This work combines her childhood memoirs, written by herself, with a biography penned by her close friend, the Duchess Anne Charlotte Leffler. It serves as a historical source on the life and career of a pioneer in mathematics.