Burnside Rare Books

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Wittgenstein, Ludwig; Ogden, C.K. (Translator); Moore, G.E. (Translator); Ramsey, Frank P. (Translator); Russell, Bertrand (Introduction)

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922.

First American edition, first state with no catalog added to rear. 189, (1) pp. Original dark navy cloth with gilt spine lettering. Text in English and the original German. Very Good, cloth slightly frayed at head and tail, a few small nicks and little areas of wear along edges but less mottling to cloth than often found, very light scratches to back board, pages toned with age, tiny marginal stain to pgs. 8-9. Text free of markings, which is uncommon on a dense academic work like this. Lacking jacket. The rare first American appearance of Wittgenstein's masterwork. Item #140937765

Price: $2,000.00