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COLBURN, Zerah (1804 – 39). A Memoir of Zerah Colburn. Springfield: G. And C. Merriam, 1833. Contemporary full calf neatly rebacked, with roan title label. Engraved portrait frontispiece. 8vo. Minor soiling and spotting, spine rubbed, ownership signature to title page; good or better. Toole Stott 171.
Colburn was one of the best-known child prodigies of his day and began his career before the public as a lightning calculator at the tender age of six, solving complex mathematical problems with incredible speed.