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rif. W-012The original version published in 1966 signed by Mays. Condition of book and dust jacket very good. hardcover
rif. W-013The revised edition of the book published in 1972. Signed by Mays. Condition of both book and dust jacket very good. hardcover
1923rif. 32429Berlin: Berlin: Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften XVIII 1923. First Thus. Soft cover. First Thus. Soft cover. Einstein Albert 1879-1955. Zur affinen Feldtheorie. Offprint from Sitzungsberichten der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1923. XVIII. 8vo.4 137-140 First edition. Orange wrappers. A fine fresh copy in the rare off-print form marked with an asterisk by Weil denoting a major paper "Sonderabdruck" & deemed of sufficient interest that a translation was published in Nature Magazine. "Einstein's attempts to formulate a unified field theory the theoretical framework to account for the fundamental forces of nature. stemmed from his dissatisfaction with the general relativity theory which did not adequately incorporate the electromagnetic field into the geometry of space-time". Einstein's first investigation of Weyl's ideas published in the present paper which Weyl had begun working on in 1918. Weyl was investigating the possibility of constructing a unified field theory preserving the dimensionality of space-time while formally altering its geometry making it a special case of the class known as affine geometries. However Einstein later rejected Weyl's theory. "Weil No. 132; Schilpp--Shields No. 171; Alicke No.113; Norman Library 698; Boni 141. Affine Geometry is not concerned with the notions of circle angle and distance. It's a known dictum that in Affine Geometry all triangles are the same. In this context the word affine was first used by Euler affinis. In modern parlance Affine Geometry is a study of properties of geometric objects that remain invariant under affine transformations mappings. Affine transformations preserve collinearity of points: if three points belong to the same straight line their images under affine transformations also belong to the same line and in addition the middle point remains between the other two points." The early Offprints from "Sitzungsberichten." are called "Sonderabdruck" up to Weil No.165 including this. From Weil 166 they are called "Sonderausgabe.". - Before 161 up to 160 the Offprints do not have separate title and pagination the pagination follows the numbering in the periodical. From 166 the Offprint has both separate printed title and pagination. - So Weil Nos 161-165 is still "Abdruck" but with separate title and pagination. Berlin: Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, XVIII unknown
1924rif. 32820524FIRST EDITION of this classic in the history of quantum mechanics "Planck's Law and Light Quantum Hypothesis" pp. 178-181 in vol. 26. Bose sent this paper to Einstein who translated it into German for this initial publication with the comment "In my opinion Bose's derivation of the Planck formula signifies an important advance." In this paper he "succeeded in deriving the Planck blackbody radiation law without reference to classical electrodynamics. Einstein's generalization of Bose's method led to the first of two systems of quantum statistical mechanics known as the Bose-Einstein statistics. Paul Dirac later coined the term 'boson' for particles that obey these statistics" DSB. "With their work Bose and Einstein established the field of quantum statistics one year before the appearance of quantum mechanics" Brandt The Harvest of a Century This volume also contains three papers by Werner Heisenberg. Complete vols. 25-26. Contemporary half calf. Near fine without any library markings.
1966rif. WMCE001New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. 1966 First edition first printing. Signed and inscribed by Mays on front free endpaper: "To Joe / Best Wishes / Willie Mays." Publisher's green and orange cloth with "Willie Mays" in blind to front board and spine lettered in black and orange; in its original unclipped dust jacket designed by Bob Korn with white front panel lettered in brown orange and green and a green spine. About fine book with light fading to spine and a hint of rubbing to foot of spine; very good price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and some edgewear. With Beckett Letter of Authenticity. Overall a great boldly inscribed copy. Presentation copies from Mays are exceedingly scarce. In this book Willie Mays tells his life story with the help of prolific sportswriter Charles Einstein. Mays started playing professional baseball at 16 in the Negro Leagues and was soon drafted by the New York Giants. He went on to play 21 seasons with the Giants winning a World Series with the team in 1954. His over-the-shoulder catch in that World Series is one of the most iconic moments in sports history. A 24x All-Star and a 12x Gold Glove award winner Mays was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979 and was voted to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. hardcover
1966rif. WMCE001New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. 1966 First edition first printing. Signed and inscribed by Mays on front free endpaper: "To Joe / Best Wishes / Willie Mays." Publisher's green and orange cloth with "Willie Mays" in blind to front board and spine lettered in black and orange; in its original unclipped dust jacket designed by Bob Korn with white front panel lettered in brown orange and green and a green spine. About fine book with light fading to spine and a hint of rubbing to foot of spine; very good price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and some edgewear. With Beckett Letter of Authenticity. Overall a great boldly inscribed copy. Presentation copies from Mays are exceedingly scarce. In this book Willie Mays tells his life story with the help of prolific sportswriter Charles Einstein. Mays started playing professional baseball at 16 in the Negro Leagues and was soon drafted by the New York Giants. He went on to play 21 seasons with the Giants winning a World Series with the team in 1954. His over-the-shoulder catch in that World Series is one of the most iconic moments in sports history. A 24x All-Star and a 12x Gold Glove award winner Mays was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979 and was voted to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. . Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. hardcover books
rif. 84067Leipzig Breitkopf und Härtel 1918-35. 8vo. Later brown cloth up to 1932 1932-35 sewn as issued in boxes. 14 volumes and four boxes. With library stamps from Musikmuseet in Stockholm. All published. Alfred Einstein was editor up to 1933 when he had to leave Nazi Germany. Editor for the two last years was Max Schneider. hardcover
1909rif. 524241909. Verh. Dtsch. Physik. Ges. 11/ 1-24. - Hrsg. im Auftrage der Gesellschaft von Karl Scheel. - Braunschweig Druck und Verlag von Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn 1909 8° VII 749 pp. Abbildungen Halbleinenband d.Zt.; St.a.Tit.; feines Expl. First Edition! The true first printing see below of this paper which Wolfgang Pauli said "can be considered as one of the landmarks in the development of theoretical physics" Schilpp p. 154. This paper marks the introduction of the modern "photon" concept although the term itself was introduced much later in a 1926 paper by Gilbert N. Lewis. It contains "the first well-conceived promulgation of the wave-particle duality of light which had implications as profound as Einstein's earlier theoretical breakthroughs" Isaacson p.157. Einstein here anticipated the principle of complementarity one of the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics. His own proposal for a solution of the wave-particle paradox - that Maxwell's equations for electromagnetic fields be modified to allow wave solutions that are bound to singularities of the field - was never developed although it may have influenced Louis de Broglie's pilot wave hypothesis for quantum mechanics developed in his famous thesis Recherches sur la théorie des quanta 1924. The present paper was also published in Physikalische Zeitschrift Vol. 10 1909 but the Verhandlungen printing has priority: it was published on 30 October 1909 the Physikalische Zeitschrift printing appeared on 10 November. "This extensive paper given as lecture before the 81st assembly of the "Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher" in Salzburg on 21st September 1909. He spoke on "The Development of Our View of the Nature and Constitution of Radiation" a topic that embraced both relativity and quanta. Among those who attended Einstein's lecture were some of the world's foremost physicists. In Einstein's austere opinion his address regarded strictly as a work of science was of little importance since as he writes to a co-worker it contained nothing new. Einstein was being overmodest. Besides to many in Einstein's audience and it should be born in mind that it was the year after Minkowski's stirring introduction of the concept of the fourth dimension this Lecture came as a revelation. The occasion was important for Einstein too. He had been working for years in a sort of scientific exile and his curiosity as to what great scientists were like in face-to-face discussion was at least as great as their curiosity about him. His confidence in himself was certainly not harmed when he found that he was able to hold his own easily in their company. Moreover at this congress Einstein first met Planck. In addition he made new'lasting friendships leading to a voluminous scientific correspondence. Amongst those attending the congress were Max von Laue Max Born. Arnold Sommerfeld Hasnohrl. Ladenburg. Max von Laue was to be the first to publish in 1911 the first text-book on relativity theory. All of them are present in this issue with scientific papers of their own." Walter Alicke 11. Jahrg. 30. Oktober 1909 Nr. 20 - Vorgetragen in der Sitzung der physiklaischen abteilung der 81. Versalung Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte zu Salzburg am 21. September 1909." Weil No. 30; Schilpp-Shields No. 30; Hoffmann Einstein p. 93. unknown
1949rif. 148432Evanston: The Library of Living Philosophers Inc. 1949. First edition of Einstein's singular autobiography. Octavo original cloth with gilt titles to the spine top edge gilt frontispiece of Einstein by Yousuf Karsh. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. In near fine condition. Written by the man considered the "Person of the Century" by Time magazine this is not a glimpse into Einstein's personal life but an extension and elaboration into his thinking on science. Two of the great theories of the physical world were created in the early 20th century: the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Einstein created the theory of relativity and was also one of the founders of quantum theory. Here Einstein describes the failure of classical mechanics and the rise of the electromagnetic field the theory of relativity and of the quanta. "The greatest physicist of the 20th century" PMM 408. The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc. hardcover
1926rif. 339924London: Methuen 1926. First. hardcover. very good. Edited with notes by R. Furth. Translated by A.D. Cowper. 3 diagrams. viii 124 pages. 12mo green cloth with white-lettered spine. London: Methuen & Co. 1926. First Edition in English. Minimal edgewear and sadly a drink ring on rear cover else a near fine copy lacking the dust wrapper. First English edition in secondary binding -- the first issue binding was lettered in gilt rather than white. Methuen unknown
1936rif. 6550Lancaster PA: American Physical Society 1 March 1936. Second series volume 49 number 5. Very Good. ppl 341-422. Original green wraps. Slight nick at bottom edge of lower wrap else better than very good. Includes the retort by Einstein and Rosen originators of speculation on the existence of "worm-holes" in spacetime to objections made to the general theory of relativity. According to Galina Weinstein: "Between 1935 and 1936 Einstein was occupied with the Schwarzschild solution and the singularity within it while working in Princeton on the unified field theory and with his assistant Nathan Rosen on the theory of the Einstein-Rosen bridges. He was also occupied with quantum theory. He believed that quantum theory was an incomplete representation of real things. Together with Rosen and Boris Podolsky he invented the EPR paradox. I demonstrate that the two-body problem in general relativity was a heuristic guide in Einstein's and collaborators' 1935 work on the Einstein-Rosen bridge and EPR paradox." Also articles by notable physicists on radioactivity electron mobility quantum-mechanical measurement and so on. American Physical Society paperback
1926rif. 339924London: Methuen 1926. First. hardcover. very good. Edited with notes by R. Furth. Translated by A.D. Cowper. 3 diagrams. viii 124 pages. 12mo green cloth with white-lettered spine. London: Methuen & Co. 1926. First Edition in English. Minimal edgewear and sadly a drink ring on rear cover else a near fine copy lacking the dust wrapper. First English edition in secondary binding -- the first issue binding was lettered in gilt rather than white. Methuen unknown books
1936rif. 6550Lancaster PA: American Physical Society 1 March 1936. Second series volume 49 number 5. Very Good. ppl 341-422. Original green wraps. Slight nick at bottom edge of lower wrap else better than very good. Includes the retort by Einstein and Rosen originators of speculation on the existence of "worm-holes" in spacetime to objections made to the general theory of relativity. According to Galina Weinstein: "Between 1935 and 1936 Einstein was occupied with the Schwarzschild solution and the singularity within it while working in Princeton on the unified field theory and with his assistant Nathan Rosen on the theory of the Einstein-Rosen bridges. He was also occupied with quantum theory. He believed that quantum theory was an incomplete representation of real things. Together with Rosen and Boris Podolsky he invented the EPR paradox. I demonstrate that the two-body problem in general relativity was a heuristic guide in Einstein's and collaborators' 1935 work on the Einstein-Rosen bridge and EPR paradox." Also articles by notable physicists on radioactivity electron mobility quantum-mechanical measurement and so on. American Physical Society paperback books
1929rif. 270931929. S.Ber. Akad. Wiss. Berl. 1929/ 1. - Berlin Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften 1930 8° 8 S. in schönem Pappband der Zeit. First Edition! "The unified Field Theory" is one of Einstein's last important scientific works. According to Weil "This paper represents a new development which was immediate news. A translation by L.L.Whyte appeared in the London Times of Feb. 4 1929. It was quoted in full in "Observatory" vol. 52 under the title "New Field Theory" pp.82-87 and 1930 pp.11-118." In 1928 Einstein embarked on a new approach to a unified field theory . involving what he called 'distant parallelism' . By early 1929 he had solved the main problems involved in writing down field equations for his unified field theory. On the day of offical publication of the third of a formidably technical series of 9 articles on the theory . excited headlines appeared in foreign newspapers throughout the world . In this frenzied unscientific atmosphere Einstein's new theory was hailed in the press as an outstanding scientific advance. Yet Einstein had stated in his article it was still tentative; and soon he found he had to abandon it. - cf.Parkinson Breakthroughs p.279 Weil No. 165 Schlipp Einstein No.226; Alicke No. 141; Norman Coll. I 700 unknown
1938rif. 016311Rue Cujas Paris: Verlag Science et Literature 1938. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo medium. 2 Volumes Tan wrappers lettered in black 168pp; 144pp light foxing and sunning on text-block some unopened pages wrappers somewhat soiled some faint damp stains front wrapper of second volume detached tears and chips to extremities and spine ends of both volumes. Very Good. Scarce According to the Leo Baek Institute for the Study of German-Jewish History and Culture "Ernst Heidelberger established a bookstore in Paris in September 1937. The bookstore offered émigré journals and exile literature. In the following years he published a few books including Einstein's Physik und Realität under the imprint Science et Literature. He also became the publisher of two journals Zeitschrift für freie deutsche Forschung and the Freie deutsche Hochschulen." These two volumes offer articles from Einstein on Physics and Relativity as well as The Logical Psychological and Physical Limits of the Uncertainty Principle On the Philosophy of National Socialism Forms of Government and Administration among Indigenous Peoples National Socialist Science and the Tasks of Free German Science Physics and Reality Principles of German Foreign Policy Forms of Government and Administration among Indigenous Peoples Heinrich Heine and the European Revolutions Studies on the Economic Situation of the Population in Germany I. Study: The Development of Wage Rates in Germany 1932-1938. Published by the Free German Academy in Paris. Verlag Science et Literature unknown
1923rif. 60195London: Metheun & Co. VG. 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good condition without dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 216 pages. Book spine faded. Bound in original red cloth with gilt spine title lettering. 8 pages of ads at the rear. Book is solid straight and no ownership markings. Pages are clean and do not show any signs of foxing or soiling. Corners still sharp while spine ends slightly bumped . Quick shipping excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information. . Metheun & Co. hardcover
1920rif. B6223Toronto; London: the Ryerson Press.; Methuen & Co. Edition. 1920. A near fine example text and illustrations clean and crisp. . Edition: First Canadian Edition. after the first London. Binding: Contemporary full red cloth title on flat spine debossed stamped title on the upper board lacks the dust jacket. Notes: Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955 was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity one of the two pillars of modern physics alongside quantum mechanics. His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. He is best known to the general public for his mass–energy equivalence formula which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect" a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory. Size: Octavo 8vo. Illustration: Illustrated with five diagrams and numerous in text mathematical equations. A foundation work in physics and astronomy. Category: Book Canada; Book Science & Technology; the Ryerson Press.; Methuen & Co. Edition. hardcover
1941rif. 43508New York; German-Jewish Club Inc 1941. with no dust jacket. 1st edition. Original Illustrated Wrappers. 8vo. 192 pages. 23 cm. Illustrated. In German and English. Photographic and line illustrations in text includes many advertisements as well as a black and white frontispiece portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Includes foreword of endorsement by Albert Einstein. Handbook for recently arrived German-Jewish exiles from Nazi Germany with information and instruction on Jewish-German immigrant associations citizenship classes American life and customs particularly in New York City the text of The Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America and the meaning of such vernacular expressions as the 'Bronx cheer' and 'sawbucks.' Produced by the editors of the monthly magazine Aufbau which began publishing in 1934. A copy sold for $2000 with buyers commissions at auction in 2018. Subjects: Almanacs American -- New York State OCLC: 970939227 248298786 243425010 959348607. OCLC Locates 4 copies in North America HUC JHU NYHS LBI plus a copy at the US Holocaust Museum which they keep in their Rare Book Room. "L. T. Edelberg" penned on title page. Covers laminated and spine rebacked. German-Jewish historical institute stamps Otherwise Good condition. B HOLO2-110-12-RESA. New York; German-Jewish Club, Inc unknown
2009rif. 345j1635New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312362285 . "Focuses on correcting a widely accepted story that Einstein was a major supporter a 'champion' of the state of Israel - a story told and retold primarily by the mainstream media. While Einstein was a secular Jew had mixed feelings about Zionism and supported the goal of a Jewish 'homeland' within Palestine he never wavered from arguing forcefully for equal rights and equal power for the Arabs - whom he called 'kinfolk' of the Jews. Some of these essays and letters covering the years from 1919 to 1955 have never been translated or published." - dust jacket. "It's a pity that the Zionist movement as embodied in the State of Israel took a direction so divergent from the path advocated by the Jewish people's greatest intellect." - Michael Palumbo. "While sadly it seems Einstein's fear that Israel would become a 'captive of narrow nationalism' has been realized his humanism and call for equal rights and equal power between Jews and Palestinians in Israel/Palestine remain an inspiration and model today." - Adam Horowitz. xviii 334 pp. Bibliography List of Sources Notes Index. Occasional tiny marginal pencil marks otherwise book tight and clean with very light wear. Moderate wear to complete dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A quality example of this important study. ; 8vo . St. Martin's Press hardcover
1950rif. 060426New York: Philosophical Library 1950. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 282 Pp. Dark Blue Cloth Gilt. First Edition By Basic Points But Issued In A Variety Of Bindings And Dust Jackets Priced $4.75. Pages Of This Copy Are Same As Issue In Light Blue Boards Including Title And Copyright Pages "1" On Copyright Page But Binding Is Cloth. No Frontispiece; That Portrait Is Printed In Red On The Rear Panel Of The Dust Jacket. Dj On Heavy Paper Priced $4.75 Same As Issue In Blue Boards But Dj Is Gray Red-Brown And White With Author In Red-Brown And Title In White. Book Is Fine No Damage Bookplate Of A Prominent Military Cryptographer. Dj Is Also Fine. A Review By Harlow Shapley Is Discussed On The Front Flap Of The Dj; Note That W We Had Another Exactly Similar Fine Copy In Original Dust Jacket Which Came With A Book Club News Brochure Also Discussing The Harlow Review; It Is Possible That This Is A Book Club Issue Simultaneous Or Nearly So With Other Issues But Definitive Information Is Not Available To Us. Philosophical Library hardcover
1926rif. 029292New York: E. P. Dutton and Company 1926. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair DJ. 124 Pp. Brown Cloth Gilt. First American Edition No Date Printing Statement Indicates 1926 British Sheets Were Used. Book Is Somewhat Worn And Has Small Areas Of Fraying At Corners Hinges Solid Small Previous Owner's Name On Front Free Endpaper. Dj Worn Bottom 40% Of Spine Chipped Away But Title And Author Remain Small Edge And Corner Chips. E. P. Dutton and Company hardcover
rif. W-005Rare first edition from 1955 signed by Mays. Condition of book very good condition of dust jacket good plus. hardcover
1922rif. EINSTEIN017518Methuen London. 1922. First English edition. Translated by G.B. Jeffery and W. Perrett. Octavo. pp iv 56 8 adverts. Contains two addresses "Ether and Relativity" and "Geometry and Experience'. Spine and cover edges a little faded. Lower corners slightly bruised. Endpapers and edges spotted. Very good in the scarce and fragile dustwrapper which is good chipped at edges a bit rubbed starting to split at the joints and missing a piece of about an inch in the centre of the spine. Methuen, London. unknown
1923rif. 7029The Meaning Of Relativity by Albert Einstein first edition hardcover Publisher: Princeton University Press 1923 Condition: Very Good- - some wear to the spine and covers name written on the front end paper no other writings tight binding Princeton University Press hardcover
1933rif. 144376Société des Nations Institut Société des Nations Institut de Coopération Intellectuelle, 1933. Collection correspondance à tirage limité, In-8 broché, couverture à rabats de 63 pages. Exemplaire N° 113 imprimé sur papier de Châtaignier. Très petite déchirure sans manque à la charnière en queue et infimes salissures sans aucune gravité, corps de l'ouvrage en très bel état, absence totale de taches ou rousseurs.. Correspondance entre les deux grands hommes à la demande de l'Institut de Coopération Intellectuelle pour le dialogue au service de la paix. Le titre de la publication fût choisi par S. Freud. Bel exemplaire, rare dans cette condition
