RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970) and Alfred North WHITEHEAD (1861-1947). Principia mathematica . Cambridge: University Press, 1913. 3 volumes. Large 8 o (262 x 178 mm). Original blue cloth, gilt-lettered spines. Provenance : Philip Jourdain (1879-1919), mathematical philosopher (Jourdain's bookplate, illustrating his favorite paradox of Achilles and the tortoise, and tipped-in printed compliments slip in each volumes, that in Vol. I signed by Jourdain and dated "7.XII.'10", numerous detailed manuscript annotations). FIRST EDITION AND PRESENTATION COPY OF THIS MONUMENTAL STUDY OF LOGIC AND MATHEMATICAL DOCTRINE. In 1903 Russell had published his Principles of Mathematics , intended to place the whole of mathematics on a purely formal and abstract basis by means of a notation system he had devised. Neither he nor Whitehead, his intended collaborator on volume II, were entirely satisfied with the result. They used a more complicated and more precise version of Russell's notation system, attempting to avoid the ambiguities of using language to express mathematics. The authors were aware of difficulties in their work, such as the axiom of reducibility (which they knew to be flawed but were unable to replace), and subsequent research has made redundant other of their ideas. Nevertheless "Whitehead and Russell may have failed in their valiant attempt to place mathematics once and for all on an unassailable logical basis, but their failure may have contributed more to the development of mathematical logic than complete success would have done" (DSB). THIS IS ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT COPY OF THIS RARE WORK REMAINING IN PRIVATE HANDS. Philip Jourdain first attended Russell's lectures in 1901, when he was studying mathematics as an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge. The two began a correspondence which they kept up until Jourdain's death in 1919. In 1918, Jourdain had published an important critique of Russell's thought, Philosophy of Mr. B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll . 750 copies of the first volume of Principia mathematica were printed, but due to disppointing sales, the publishers reduced the printing of the 2 subsequent volumes to 500 copies each. Norman 1868. [ With :] GRATTAN-GUINESS, I. Dear Russell - Dear Jourdain . London: Duckworth, 1977. 8 o. Cloth boards, dust-jacket. The first publication of Russell's lengthy correpondence with Philip Jourdain from 1902 to 1919, including much new information on the preparation with Whitehead of Principia mathematica , and detailed commentary on Jourdain's annotations in his own copy (above). (3)
RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970) and Alfred North WHITEHEAD (1861-1947). Principia mathematica . Cambridge: University Press, 1913. 3 volumes. Large 8 o (262 x 178 mm). Original blue cloth, gilt-lettered spines. Provenance : Philip Jourdain (1879-1919), mathematical philosopher (Jourdain's bookplate, illustrating his favorite paradox of Achilles and the tortoise, and tipped-in printed compliments slip in each volumes, that in Vol. I signed by Jourdain and dated "7.XII.'10", numerous detailed manuscript annotations). FIRST EDITION AND PRESENTATION COPY OF THIS MONUMENTAL STUDY OF LOGIC AND MATHEMATICAL DOCTRINE. In 1903 Russell had published his Principles of Mathematics , intended to place the whole of mathematics on a purely formal and abstract basis by means of a notation system he had devised. Neither he nor Whitehead, his intended collaborator on volume II, were entirely satisfied with the result. They used a more complicated and more precise version of Russell's notation system, attempting to avoid the ambiguities of using language to express mathematics. The authors were aware of difficulties in their work, such as the axiom of reducibility (which they knew to be flawed but were unable to replace), and subsequent research has made redundant other of their ideas. Nevertheless "Whitehead and Russell may have failed in their valiant attempt to place mathematics once and for all on an unassailable logical basis, but their failure may have contributed more to the development of mathematical logic than complete success would have done" (DSB). THIS IS ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT COPY OF THIS RARE WORK REMAINING IN PRIVATE HANDS. Philip Jourdain first attended Russell's lectures in 1901, when he was studying mathematics as an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge. The two began a correspondence which they kept up until Jourdain's death in 1919. In 1918, Jourdain had published an important critique of Russell's thought, Philosophy of Mr. B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll . 750 copies of the first volume of Principia mathematica were printed, but due to disppointing sales, the publishers reduced the printing of the 2 subsequent volumes to 500 copies each. Norman 1868. [ With :] GRATTAN-GUINESS, I. Dear Russell - Dear Jourdain . London: Duckworth, 1977. 8 o. Cloth boards, dust-jacket. The first publication of Russell's lengthy correpondence with Philip Jourdain from 1902 to 1919, including much new information on the preparation with Whitehead of Principia mathematica , and detailed commentary on Jourdain's annotations in his own copy (above). (3)
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