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First Edition of Lincoln Barnett's The Universe and Dr. Einstein; Warmly Inscribed by Him
BARNETT, LINCOLN; FOREWORD BY ALBERT EINSTEIN.
The Universe and Dr. Einstein.
New York: William Sloane Associates 1948.
First edition of this work praised by Einstein himself. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Anthony Sadoro. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author to Anne Goodman on the front free endpaper, “For Anne Goodman- who was on the receiving end of the first interview this reporter ever gave and the pleasantest one he ever participated in- Gratefully Lincoln Barnett New York City- March 3, 1949.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by William Meek. Foreword by Albert Einstein. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 133464
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"Long before the emergence of Hitler I made the cause of Zionism mine because through it I saw a means of correcting a flagrant wrong": Rare first edition of Albert Einstein's About Zionism
EINSTEIN, ALBERT. INTRODUCTION BY LEON SIMON.
About Zionism: Speeches and Letters by Professor Albert Einstein.
London: The Soncino Press 1930.
First British edition (which precedes the American edition by one year) of this volume of Einstein’s speeches and letters concerning his views on Zionism. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in the scarce original dust jacket which is lacking the spine.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 126038
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"Science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value, elly judgments of all kinds remain necessary": First Edition of Albert Einsteins The Evolution of Physics
EINSTEIN, ALBERT & INFELD LEOPOLD.
The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1938.
First edition of this classic work, which traces the development of ideas in physics. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, contemporary name to the half-title page. A bright example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145647
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"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new": First edition of Out of My Later Years; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
EINSTEIN, ALBERT.
Out of My Later Years.
New York: Philosophical Library 1950.
First edition of Einstein’s collection of social science-related articles, addresses and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 142361
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First Edition of Max Born's Einstein's Theory of Relativity
BORN, MAX [ALBERT EINSTEIN].
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
London: Methuen & Company 1924.
First edition of this classic account of Born’s analysis and interpretation of Einstein’s theory of relativity. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Translated by Henry L. Brose. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 131709
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First Edition of Albert Einstein's Relativity
EINSTEIN, ALBERT.
Relativity: The Special And General Theory.
London: Methuen and Co 1920.
First edition of the scientist’s ground breaking work. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece of the author and with five diagrams. In near fine condition with the spine gilt bright. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 134193
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First German Edition of Einstein: His Life And Times; Signed by Albert Einstein and inscribed by Philipp Frank
FRANK, PHILIPP [ALBERT EINSTEIN].
Einstein: Sein Leben und seine Zeit [His Life And Times].
Munchen: Paul List Verlag 1949.
First German edition of this classic work by Frank, a famed contemporary of Einstein. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Albert Einstein on the slip to the title page and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Karl W. Deutsch with the author’s compliments Philipp Frank August 10, 1950.” Philipp Frank was a physicist, mathematician and also a philosopher during the first half of the 20th century. He was a logical-positivist, and a member of the Vienna Circle. He was influenced by Mach and was one of the Machists criticised by Lenin in Materialism and Empirio-criticism. He studied physics at the University of Vienna and graduated in 1907 with a thesis in theoretical physics under the supervision of Ludwig Boltzmann. Albert Einstein recommended him as his successor for a professorship at the German Charles-Ferdinand University of Prague, a position which he held from 1912 until 1938. Very good in a good dust jacket.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 133215
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"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new": First edition of Out of My Later Years; Signed by Albert Einstein
EINSTEIN, ALBERT.
Out of My Later Years.
New York: Philosophical Library 1950.
First edition of Einstein’s collection of social science-related articles, addresses and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed by Albert Einstein on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $12,000.00 Item Number: 138884
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First Edition of Albert Einstein's Relativity; In the rare original dust jacket.
EINSTEIN, ALBERT.
Relativity: The Special And General Theory.
London: Methuen and Co 1920.
First edition of the scientist’s ground breaking work. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece of the author and with five diagrams. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with loss of section at rear. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. Scarce in the original dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 131697
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First Edition of Max Born's Einstein's Theory of Relativity; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Born
BORN, MAX [ALBERT EINSTEIN].
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
London: Methuen & Company 1924.
First edition of this classic account of Born’s analysis and interpretation of Einstein’s theory of relativity. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed by Max Born on the verso of the frontispiece. Translated by Henry L. Brose. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions are uncommon, signed examples rare.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 78904