Ludwig Wittgenstein
Zettel.
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1975. First paperback edition. Edited by G. E. M. Anscombe and G. H. von Wright. 0631169504 vi/124 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.5" x 8.5", shows very light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Interior is clean and without markings. Text is bilingual in German and English.
"Wittgenstein left a box of slips ("Zettel") cut from copies of the very extensive typescripts which he also left, comprising work from 1929 to 1948, though mostly belonging to 1945-48. The box also contained similar manuscript material apparently specially written to go with some of the typescript cuttings. Examination of these papers showed that he did detailed work to improve these remarks in their cut-up form. It can be conjectured that he preserved them in this way for incorporation into some future work. Since they received such special attention and separate preservation, and make a distinctive contribution to his later thought, they are here presented in an arrangement according to subject matter."