A first course in graph theory and combinatorics (Q5902118)

This book is an introduction to graph theory and combinatorial analysis. The authors classify it as suitable for self-study and also to be used for a two semester course at the upper undergraduate level. The chapters of the book are (1) Basic Notions of Graph Theory, (2) Recurrence Relations, (3) The Principle of Inclusion and Exclusion, (4) Matrices and Graphs, (5) Trees, (6) Möbius Inversion and Graph Colouring, (7) Enumeration under Group Action, (8) Matching Theory, (9) Block Designs, (10) Planar Graphs, (11) Edges and Cycles, (12) Regular Graphs, and (13) Hints (to the exercises). The text is well written and for some topics the book contains even more than just introductory information. So, the book is recommendable but, unfortunately, there are just very few figures in the book, and the bibliography and index are poor.