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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First English Language Edition. Large octavo with blue boards and illustrated endpapers in two-tone blue jacket; Volume 2 only (of two).: ill.; 24 cm. Uncommon. "The second of a two-volume work which provides the first complete development of the Theory of Probability from a subjectivist viewpoint. It proceeds from a detailed discussion of the philosophical and mathematical aspects of the foundations of probabilty through to a detailed mathematical treatment of Probability and Statistics. A critical Appendix provides a detailed analysis of the main philosophical and technical issues which rise in the development given in the text. In these volumes Professor de Finetti provides a systematic and exhaustive account of his approach to the Theory of Probability." --Jacket copy. Very good (-) jacket with some wear and darkening/foxing to edges and folds; a very good (+) copy with clean pages and tight binding; ink signature on half title; foxing chiefly to upper edge.