First edition, 1996. Blue hardcover binding with silver lettering to spine, in a dust jacket, 280 pp., clean unmarked text. Book in near fine condition, in a near fine jacket, with minor soil to jacket.

First edition, 1986. Paperback binding. Book in near fine condition.

First American edition, 1988, hardcover, octavo, 282pp., not illustrated. Book as new. DJ near fine with mild rubbing.

Stated first American edition, 1976, hardcover, octavo, 354pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with light sun to spine ends, binding tight, previous owner's small sticker to front pastedown, text clean and unmarked. DJ VG+ with mild edge wear to spine ends, rubbing, looking handsome in protective mylar wrap.

First edition, 1982. Cloth-hardcover in dust jacket, 181 pp., clean unmarked text, Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, dust jacket with light rubbing and a bit of soiling.

First edition, 1974. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 105 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, dust jacket with light rubbing or creasing to the tips. Text in German and English.

First edition, 1967. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 124e pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good+ dust jacket, owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, dust jacket with light rubbing or wear to the tips and edges, light soil or discoloration to the dust jacket. Text in German and English.

First edition, 1978. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 317 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket, owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, dust jacket with light rubbing or wear to the tips and edges, some soil or discoloration to the dust jacket (especially at the spine).

First edition, 1974. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 495 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good+ dust jacket, owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, dust jacket with light rubbing or creasing to the tips, dust jacket also with soil/discoloration. Text in English.

First edition, 1975. Cloth-backed boards in dust jacket, 129 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket, light soiling or discoloration along the edges of the covers, dust jacket with some rubbing or wear to the tips, dust jacket also with some soil and discoloration (especially at the spine). Text in English.

First edition, 1971. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 270 pp., clean unmarked text, Very Good copy in Good dust jacket, owner's name-sticker on the front flyleaf, stamp on front flyleaf, soiling/discoloration to some pages and to the page-edges, dust jacket with soiling and discoloration, dust jacket also with significant rubbing and wear including creasing, tearing, and some loss.

Fourth printing, no clear date of publication. Cloth hardcover, 358 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy, owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, no dust jacket. Uncommon.

Second printing, no clear date of publication. Cloth hardcover, 441 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy, owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, no dust jacket. Uncommon.

Inscribed by the editor, Kockelmans, on the fly leaf. 1972, First Edition. 380 pp. Hardcover, cloth, silver title. Very Good copy. Covers scratched and sunned; previous owner's tiny bookplate on the front pastedown. Otherwise a sharp, clean copy.

2 volume set. Reprinted from the 1889 original. Hardcover, green cloth. 494 and 447 pp. Very Good+ copy, no dust jacket. Scratching and light soil to the covers; clean and unmarked contents.

First edition, 1987. Cloth hardbound in dust jacket, 200 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good+ dust jacket, dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the tips. Review slip laid in.

First edition, 1981. Cloth hardbound in dust jacket, 312 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket, dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the tips, dust jacket also with some soiling.

First edition, 1980. Cloth hardbound in dust jacket, 296 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good+ dust jacket, dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the tips, dust jacket also with some soiling.

First edition, 1981. Cloth hardbound in dust jacket, 202 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket, some wear to the cloth covers, dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the tips, dust jacket also with some soiling.

Fourth printing of the second edition, 1966. Cloth hardbound in dust jacket, 154 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket, dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the tips, dust jacket also with some soiling.

Reprint, 1967. Cloth hardbound in dust jacket, 275 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good+ price-clipped dust jacket, dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the tips, dust jacket also with some soiling.

First American edition, 1964. Cloth hardbound in dust jacket, 355 pp., clean unmarked text, Very Good+ copy in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket, previous owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the tips and edges including chipping and tearing, dust jacket also with some soiling/discoloration.

First reprint, 1909. Cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, 404 pp., Good copy, pencil notes of previous owner on penultimate page, rubbing and wear to the tips of the covers including some fraying or loss, no dust jacket.

First edition, 1930. Softcover, 228 pp., clean unmarked text, Good copy, owner's namestamp, significant rubbing and wear to the tips and edges of the covers including some loss. Text in German. Uncommon.

1969, First Edition. 96 pp. Hardcover, red cloth. Illustrated. Fine copy in a Very Good dust jacket. Clean, sharp and unmarked. The DJ shows shallow nicking to the head of the spine; some rubbing and loss of laminate to the spine only. A nice copy of this scarce title.

First printing, 1966, hardcover, octavo, 414pp., frontispiece, otherwise not illustrated. Book fine with very small previous owner's sticker to front pastedown, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.

Paperback, 1984, octavo, 94pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with hint of sun to spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.

Third printing, 1968, paperback, octavo, 255pp., not illustrated. Book VG with rubbing, toning, and general soil to panels, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. No DJ.

First edition, 1992. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 133 pp., clean unmarked text, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket, wear to the front endpapers (looks like pages were stuck together and pulled apart), dust jacket with significantfading to the spine. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.

First edition, 1983. Paperback journal format, pp. 555-630 + ads., clean unmarked text. Journal in very good + condition, with minor toning to covers. Includes articles by Wesley C. Salmon, Thomas S. Kuhn, Carl G. Hempel, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Richard Rorty, among others.

Preliminary Studies for the "Philosophical Investigations" Generally known as The Blue and Brown Books
Wittgenstein, Ludwig

c. 1958, presumed later printing of the First American edition. The copyright page only states "Basil Blackwell, 1958" and "Printed in Great Britain." Hardcover, blue cloth. 185 pp. Good copy in a Good dust jacket. Minor wear to the extremities; previous owner's small bookplate on the front pastedown; pencil notes on endpapers; pencil marginalia throughout. The DJ's spine has sunned; tearing along edges and corners; 1-inch closed tear at both ends of the spine. The DJ is now housed in a mylar wrap. A scarce, early edition.

1970, First American edition. 161 pp. Hardcover, red cloth. Previous owner's tiny bookplate on the front pastedown, otherwise a tight, clean and unmarked copy, in a Very Good+ dust jacket, that has a sunned spine, one shallow closed tear, and a handwritten ink price on the inner flap.

c. 1969, fifth printing. 165 pp. Hardcover, cloth-backed boards. Near Fine copy, no dust jacket. Previous owner's tiny bookplate on the front pastedown. Clean and unmarked text.

Later printing ("Vierte Stereotypausgabe"), 1889. Half-leather, 680 pp., clean unmarked text, illustrated with a frontispiece, about a Very Good copy, soil or discoloration to some pages including off-setting to the frontispiece, inscription on the front flyleaf, covers with significant rubbing and wear to the tips and edges of the covers, straining to the outer joints, no dust jacket. Text in German.

First edition, 1976. Black cloth hardcover with dust jacket, 318 pp., illustrated with a frontispiece portrait, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good+ dust jacket, previous owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, a bit of soil or discoloration to the outer pages and the page-edges, light soiling or discoloration to the dust jacket, some rubbing and wear to the tips and edges of the dust jacket including some creasing and minor chipping or tearing. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.

1992, First Edition. 348 pp. Hardcover, burgundy cloth. Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. A tight, clean and unmarked copy, that shows only minor signs of handling and use.

First edition, 2000, paperback, octavo, 228pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with light rubbing to panels, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. No DJ.

2002, second printing, Softcover, 294 pp. Fine copy. Like New. Clean, bright and unmarked.

1998, Second Printing, 702 pp. Hardcover, large 4to., maroon cloth. Near Fine copy, no dust jacket. Very minor scratching to the front board. Otherwise a tight, clean and unmarked copy.

Second impression, 1970 (first edition was 1964). Cloth hardcover with dust jacket, 347 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, previous owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, a bit of soil or discoloration to the page-edges, light rubbing to the tips of the covers, minor soiling or age-toning to the dust jacket, light rubbing to the tips of the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Text in German.

First edition, 1961. Cloth hardcover with dust jacket, 131 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, previous owner's name-sticker on the front pastedown, a bit of soil or discoloration to the page-edges, light rubbing to the tips of the covers, minor soiling or age-toning to the dust jacket, light rubbing or wear to the tips of the dust jacket including some small closed tears. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Text in German and English.

First Edition. c.1962. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth, gilt spine titles. 12mo. 144pp. Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Mild sun to dustjacket spine, tiny chip to rear corner, very mild soil.

Complete in Three Volumes. c.1954. Stiff gray boards, gilt titles. 12mo. 1279pp. / 1267pp. / 1476pp. Text in German. Very Good / Near Fine in Very Good / Near Fine dustjackets. Light general shelfwear, contents unmarked. In lightly worn original slipcase.

Staple-bound softcover, pp. 15-43, clean unmarked text, Near Fine, minor soil/discoloration to the covers, light rubbing to the tips. Signed and inscribed on the front cover by Nagel. Uncommon signed item.

1982, First Edition. 212 pp. Hardcover. Near Fine copy, no dust jacket. Slight sunning to spine; signature of the former owner, noted linguist Paul Hopper, on the fly leaf; otherwise clean and unmarked.

First UK edition, 1958, hardcover, octavo, 384pp., not illustrated. Book VG+ with previous owner's stamp to front flyleaf, binding tight, text clean with some light toning and a few observed instances of marginalia. DJ VG with edge wear that includes a few small closed tears, mild rubbing and age-toning.

First edition, 1962. Mauve cloth large 8vo, 661pp. Near fine with minor bumping to spine ends. In a good+ dustjacket with general shelfwear, as well as several small tears to the edges, mostly corners and spine ends. Contents appear bright, clean and unmarked.

First edition, 1951. Navy cloth 8vo, 176pp. Near fine in a VG dustjacket with mild sunning to the spine and toward the edges, light shelfwear. Contents are bright, clean and unmarked.

First edition, 1911. Olive green cloth 8vo, 236pp. In very good condition with light scratching to the boards, minor shelfwear, paper spine label with some wear and rubbing but mainly readable, text clean and unmarked.

Second edition, 1964 (first was 1956). Cloth hardcover with dust jacket, 204 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket, faint pencil-ghost on the front flyleaf, a bit of soil or discoloration to the page-edges, light rubbing to the tips of the covers, soiling and age-toning to the dust jacket, some rubbing and wear to the tips and edges of the dust jacket including creasing, tearing, and some loss. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Text in German and English.