ISBN10: 0801406447, ISBN13: 9780801406447, [publisher: Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY] Hardcover First Edition Not ex-lib. hardcover in light greyish-blue cloth, in light blue card jacket, 8vo. xvii + 230pp. Indices, references , endnotes. Fine/VG+. Book is clean, tight, square and unmarked. Jacket has light abrasion along upper edges with 3/8" closed tear off upper rear edge. Moderate toning to background of spine with no effect on titles; central panels clean and bright. Jacket in Brodart.
[Lewisburg, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1971]
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ISBN10: 0801406447, ISBN13: 9780801406447, [publisher: Cornell University Press] Hardcover 1971. Hardcover. . . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1971]

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. Date: 1971. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Near Fine in a Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows just a hint of wear to the lower front corner tip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows the very mildest rubbing to the panels; some sun-toning to the grey background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible) ; mild rubbing along the edges of the front panel; else flawless; unclipped. Attractive and intact. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 0.9 inches). Language: English. Weight: 16 ounces. First Edition (1971) ; Third Printing (1981). Hardback with DJ. The late G. H. Von Wright, who succeeded Wittgenstein in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge and served as one of three executors of the Wittgenstein estate, was a visiting professor at Cornell University from 1965 to 1977 and finished his career at the University of Helsinki. His many books ...

Hardback. New. <p>Explanation and Understanding, perhaps von Wright's best-known book, showed the influence of Wittgenstein, but marked a clean break with the positivism of his youth. He suggested that human action could not be explained causally by scientific or...</p> ISBN 0801406447 9780801406447 [GB]