Language, Truth and Logic.

Rare in the original dustjacket. The rare first edition of A.J. Ayer's landmark work in the field of logical positivism Language, Truth and Logic, even scarcer in the original dustjacket. One of only 500 copies published.

Language, Truth and Logic brought the work of the Vienna Circle, and their innovations in the study of empiricism to the attention of British academic philosophers schooled in sense theory. Looking to the advances made in the physical sciences, they sought to formulate a new branch of philosophy — known as logical positivism — whose conclusions could be deemed as authoritative and meaningful as those of the hard sciences.

First edition, first impression; 8vo (20.5 x 15 cm); underling and contemporary manuscript notes in pencil to margins to preface and first two chapters, offsetting to top gutter-margin pp62-63; publisher' blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, extremities slightly toned, original typographic dustjacket lettered in black, spine slightly darkened, a little soiled, edges slightly frayed, very good; 254pp.