The Jew of Linz: Wittgenstein, Hitler and their Secret Battle for the Mind

First edition, first impression. 298. Burgundy cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Rubbed spine ends. Text block edges tanning. Pages tanned. Otherwise, internally neat, clean and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped. A controversial book that explores the relationship between the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and Adolf Hitler, arguing that the two were classmates in Linz, Austria, and that Wittgenstein heavily influenced Hitler's antisemitic beliefs. It also suggests that Wittgenstein, a secret communist, later sought revenge by recruiting spies to undermine the Nazi cause.