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Undecidable Theories
by Tarski, Alfred; Mostowski, Andrzej; Robinson, Raphael M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Slim 8vo. [5], viii-xi, [3], 3-98, [2] pp. Flexible paper-covered boards replicating the design on the front panel and spine panel of the dust jacket (but omitting the list of series title on the rear panel). Edited by L. E. J. Brouwer, E. W. Beth, and A. Heyting. Several publishers advertisements and post cards laid in. Part of the long-running Studies in Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics series, and one of the earliest volumes in the series. Risse, Logica II, 271; Slater 918. Tarski is undeniably one of the greatest logicians in history and made significant groundbreaking contributions in mathematics and logic during the the twentieth century. An attractive copy of this book collecting a number of early and important undecidability results demonstrating both the direct and indirect methods of proving a theory is undecidable and providing elegant and powerful general methods for establishing these kinds of results. A Near Fine book in a Very Good+ dust jacket with darkening to the spine panel and a few traces of wear to the extremities.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00008196
- Title
- Undecidable Theories
- Author
- Tarski, Alfred; Mostowski, Andrzej; Robinson, Raphael M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- North-Holland Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1953
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About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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