Description:
Written by a prominent analyst Paul R. Halmos, this is the most famous, popular, and widely used textbook in the subject. The book is readable for its conciseness and clear explanation.
Brief description: The author obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He worked for the Institute for Advanced Study, the University of Chicago, . . . . He was recognized as a great analyst and mathematical expositor.
Review Quotes:
"This book is a very specialized but broadly useful introduction to set theory." (Allen Stenger, The Mathematical Association of America, September, 2011)