categories: Sketches of an Elephant

["Dr. P.T. Johnstone" <P.T.Johnstone@dpmms.cam.ac.uk>]

Since it has now been officially announced in the OUP catalogue,
this seems an appropriate moment to publicize the forthcoming
appearance of

"Sketches of an Elephant: a Topos Theory Compendium" (volumes 1 and 2)

                 by Peter Johnstone

         published by Oxford University Press.

Both volumes are scheduled to appear in June 2002.

Volume 1 (ISBN 0-19-853425-6) contains 720 pages,
  comprising Part A: Toposes as Categories and 
             Part B: 2-categorical Aspects of Topos Theory.

Volume 2 (ISBN 0-19-851598-7) contains 880 pages,
  comprising Part C: Toposes as Spaces and
             Part D: Toposes as Theories.

(Volume 3, comprising Part E: Homotopy and Cohomology and
             Part F: Toposes as Mathematical Universes,
  is still in preparation.)

Volumes 1 and 2 are priced at 100 pounds each if bought
separately, or 175 pounds if bought as a set (under ISBN
0-19-961138-6).