1: Oaths
2: Circuits
3: Trees
4: Chemical graphs
5: Euler's polyhedral formula
6: The four-colour problem - early history
7: Colouring maps on surfaces
8: Ideas from algebra and topology
9: The four-colour problem - to 1936
10: The factorization of graphs
Appendix 1: Graph theory since 1936
Appendix 2: Bibliographical notes
Appendix 3: Bibliography: 1736-1936
"The lucidity, grace and wit of the writing makes this book a
pleasure to read and re-read."--Bulletin of the Institute of
Mathematics and its Applications
"Recommended to all graph theorists interested in the history of
their subject."--Mathematical Reviews
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