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First edition in English, first impression, of one of the most significant works in the philosophy of science. This English edition was extensively rewritten by Popper, with new footnotes and 150 pages of new appendices, including a manuscript facsimile of a letter from Einstein, discussing Heisenberg's interpretation of quantum theory. It was published in both UK and US editions in 1959, with the UK preceding. The work was published in German in 1934. Octavo. Original grey cloth, spine lettered in gilt on red ground, light grey endpapers, top edge red. With dust jacket. Tables, diagrams, and manuscript facsimiles in the text. Bookseller's ticket of H. K. Lewis, London, to front pastedown. Minimal bumping, slight sag to spine, minor foxing to edges; light toning, creasing, and foxing to unclipped jacket, short closed tear to lower edge of front panel, neatly repaired with tape to verso: a very good copy indeed in like jacket.

In this book, Karl Popper provides a comprehensive account of his philosophy of science, challenging the traditional inductive approach to scientific inquiry.