Principia Mathematica. Second Edition
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1963. Later printing. Hardcover. Large octavo (9-1/2" x 7"). 3 volumes. xlvi, 674; xxxi, (1), 742; viii, 491, (1)pp. Original blue cloth, spines lettered in gilt. An ex-libray set but with minimal markings (only a faded rubber stamp on title page and at top of text block). Book plates of previous owner on front pastedowns. Internally clean and unmarked. Very minor bumping at extremities.
The Fifth reprint of the second edition, first published in 1927. A foundation of mathematics by Russell and Whitehead originally conceived in 1910, and derived from Giuseppe Peano's lecture on his new system of symbolic logic first presented at a Paris lecture in 1900.
The Principa has long been recognized as one of the intellectual landmarks of the century. It was the first book to show clearly the close relationship between mathematics and formal logic. Starting from a minimal number of axioms, Whitehead and Russell display the structure of both kinds of thought. No other book has had such an influence on the subsequent history of mathematical philosophy." very good +. Item #53835
Price: $500.00