Algebraic curves, algebraic manifolds and schemes. Transl. from the Russian by D. Coray and V. N. Shokurov. (Q4385503)

The first edition of this book appeared as ``Algebraic geometry. I'' in the series ``Encycl. Math. Sci. 23 (1994; Zbl 0787.00008)''. The Russian original appeared in the series ``Itogi Nauki Tekh., Ser. Sovrem. Probl. Mat., Fundam. Napravleniya 23 (1994; Zbl 0657.00008)''. For the two articles in this book see \textit{V. I. Danilov}, Encycl. Math. Sci. 23, 167-197 (1994; Zbl 0787.14001) and \textit{V. V. Shokurov}, ibid. 1-166 (1994; Zbl 0787.14022). The book under review is just the second printing of the first English edition, without any changes. However, this new edition appears here as a self-reliant survey text in much less expensive paperback form. Although the two separate parts of this encyclopaedic treatise have been written ten years ago, their mathematical width, systematic exposition, and masterly comprehensiveness have maintained the spreading significance for the basic algebro-geometric education within the international mathematical community as well as their essentially up-to-date reference character. In this quality, the text under review is still a highly valuable addition to the contemporary literature on algebraic geometry and its applications, this time even financially affordable for scientifically ambitious students and non-professorial, mathematically interested scientists.