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Prototractatus.: An early version of Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. Edited by B. F. McGuinness, T. Nyberg, and G. H. von Wright. With a translation by D. F. Pears and B. F. McGuinness. An historical introduction by G. H. von Wright.
by WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig
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- Hardcover
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul,, 1971. First edition, first impression, of the original publication of Wittgenstein's draft of the Tractatus. The front free endpaper of this copy is inscribed "property of J. P. Griffin". James Patrick Griffin (1933-2019) worked as Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford; in 1965, he published Wittgenstein's logical atomism, a work which examines the metaphysical aspects of the Tractatus. The Prototractatus manuscript was discovered in 1965 in Vienna by G. H. von Wright, Wittgenstein's successor as Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge. The manuscript contains 30 remarks and six unnumbered paragraphs not found in the published Tractatus. This edition includes a photographic facsimile of the manuscript and a transcription of the original German with facing English translation. Square octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, red silk bookmarker. With dust jacket. Text in German and English. Light bumping and rubbing to extremities; sunning and light chipping to jacket spine and edges, unclipped: a near-fine copy in very good jacket. Frongia & McGuinness, p. 42; Lapointe, p. 8.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 168126
- Title
- Prototractatus.
- Author
- WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Routledge & Kegan Paul,
- Date Published
- 1971
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Peter Harrington
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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