BRACERS Record Detail for 48096

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Collection code
RA3
Recent acquisition no.
70
Box no.
6.42
Source if not BR
George Allen and Unwin Ltd.
Recipient(s)
Allen and Unwin
Unwin, Stanley
Sender(s)
BR
Date
1947/07/17
Enclosures/References
Ms.
Form of letter
ALS(X)
Pieces
1
BR's address code (if sender)
LDH
Notes and topics

Ms. in BR's hand lists "Misprints in Principles of Mathematics, 2nd ed."

Transcription

BR TO ALLEN AND UNWIN / STANLEY UNWIN, 17 JULY 1947
BRACERS 48096. ALS(X). George Allen and Unwin Ltd.
Proofread by K. Blackwell


<letterhead>
27 Dorset House
Gloucester Place
N.W.1.
July 17, 1947.

Dear Unwin,

I do not wish to make any changes in the reprint of The Principles of Mathematics except to make one changea and correct a few misprints in the Preface to the Second Edition, which I enclose. I am glad the book is to be reprinted.

Yours sincerely
Bertrand Russell

<on a separate sheet:>

Misprints in Principles of Mathematics 2nd. ed.1

p. VIII, l. 31 For “at so” read “as to”
p. IX, l. 9 for “Wittgenstein” read “some”
         l. 9 from below, for “archtype” read “archetype”
         l. 4    "        ": for “those” read “these”
p. XIII. “2n” occurs twice. The n should be in italics.

  • 1

    Misprints in Principles of Mathematics 2nd. ed. The corrections were made in the fourth impression (1948; B&R A5.1f).

Textual Notes

  • a

    make one change inserted

Publication
Re Principles of Mathematics
Permission
Everyone
Transcription Public Access
Yes
Record no.
48096
Record created
Apr 05, 1993
Record last modified
Jun 23, 2025
Created/last modified by
duncana