Mathematics in Economics. Signed by the Nobel prize laureate.

Kantorovich, L. Mathematics in Economics: Achievements, Difficulties, Perspectives. Reimpression de Les Prix Nobel en 1975. Stockholm, Norstedts Tryckeri, 1976.8vo, portrait, 261-272 pp. In original wrappers and modern clamshell box. With misprint on cover.In good condition, some faint browning, minor soiling. Signed and inscribed by the author in Russian: 'Dorogomu / Olegu Fedorovichu / Vasilevu / na dobruyu pamyat' / Vena 31/77 / L Kantorovich' [To dear Oleg Fedorovich Vasilev for a good memory. Vienna January 31, 1977]. Books signed by the Soviet Nobel laureates are very rare. In 1975 Leonid Kantorovich (1912-1986) and Tjalling C. Koopmans jointly won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their contributions to the theory of the optimum allocation of resources. This book includes professor Kantorovich's autobiography and his Nobel Memorial Lecture (December 11, 1975).It was signed to Oleg Vasilev (1925-2017), an eminent Soviet hydrologist. In 1977-1980 he led the Resour