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2013ref. 1-1454907762Sterling Ethos 2013. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 176 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. Sterling Ethos hardcover
1970ref. P-24781New York: Horizon Press 1970. Hardcover. Fine/First Edition. Octavo. The first book publication of these conversations and interviews with the legendary physicist as translated by Henry L. Brose. Single 1970 date on copyright page and $8.50 flap price bound in the original grey cloth with Einstein's name debossed on the front cover. A clean unmarked copy quite fine and uncommon thus. Archival Mylar jacket cover included. Horizon Press hardcover
1950ref. P-27103Princeton: Princeon University Press 1950. Hardcover. Fine/3rd Edition. Duodecimo. The revised third edition including The Generalized Theory Of Gravitation.' 12mo 165 pp 2 leaves index. Original cloth. Book is fine in very good unclipped dust jacket with light spine tanning and a small 1/$" V chip to the lower spine. Attractive and solid in the archival Mylar jacket cover. Princeon University Press hardcover
1979ref. P-18052Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1979. Hardcover. As New/First Edition. Octavo. With the reeata slip laid in. First publication of these letters by Einstein. A clean unmarked and unclipped copy. Princeton University Press hardcover
1967ref. ZB1352269Philosophical Library 1967. 75 pp. Hardcover near fine in a rubbed dust jacket. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Philosophical Library hardcover
1950ref. 152705New York: Philosophical Library 1950. First edition of Einstein's collection of social science-related articles addresses and speeches. Octavo original cloth frontispiece of Einstein. very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with bumping and chipping to the rear panel. Out of My Later Years 1950 is the second and final collection of essays assembled by Albert Einstein 1879-1955 the German-born theoretical physicist whose Special and General Theories of Relativity revolutionized modern thought on the nature of space and time and whose Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect confirmed his standing as the most celebrated scientist of the twentieth century. Drawing on Einstein's articles addresses letters and assorted papers across a fifteen-year period from 1934 to 1950 the volume encompasses his personal convictions on religious and humanitarian issues in the wake and aftermath of the Second World War alongside reflections on scientific method the philosophy of physics education and the moral responsibilities of scientists in the atomic age that Einstein's own theories had helped to bring into being. Philosophical Library hardcover
ref. 121457Berlin Ernst Wasmuth 1927. . Limited edition one of 250 German copies this number 100 large 4to 33.5 x 26.4 cm; 41 pp. incl half-title and title 19 pochoir plates with captioned tissue guards first tissue guard torn 29 tipped-in colour plates; vellum-backed gilt decorated purple boards upper board sunned and lower board stained corners bumped otherwise a very good copy. Fresh example of this beautiful work on Leon Bakst. The numerous plates represent not only Bakst most celebrated costumes but also drawings and theatre settings. The text was compiled by Carl Einstein 1885-1940 author of the important Expressionist novel Bebuquin 1912. Berlin, Ernst Wasmuth, 1927. hardcover
ref. 365306Oxford University Press 2014. Super octavo black heavy boards gilt lettering to spine frontispiece 350pp Near FINE prev. owner's initials in ink to rear pastedown in d/w VG photos available on request Oxford University Press 2014 hardcover
ref. 0691128251-11-1-29Princeton University Press. Documentary. Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Princeton University Press unknown
ref. 9788244-6Princeton University Press. Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Princeton University Press unknown
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1931ref. 153158New York: The Macmillan Company 1931. First American edition of this volume of Einstein's speeches and letters concerning his views on Zionism. Octavo bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panel gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery marbled endpapers all edges gilt. In fine condition. Translated and edited with an introduction by Leon Simon. An exceptional presentation. Einstein was a prominent supporter of both Labor Zionism and efforts to encourage Jewish-Arab cooperation. He supported the creation of a Jewish national homeland in the British mandate of Palestine but was opposed to the idea of a Jewish state "with borders an army and a measure of temporal power." In a letter to Jawaharlal Nehru dated June 13 1947 he asserted "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.The Jewish people alone has for centuries been in the anomalous position of being victimized and hounded as a people though bereft of all the rights and protections which even the smallest people normally has.Zionism offered the means of ending this discrimination." Einstein's speeches lectures and letters concerning Zionism were first published in 1930 by The Soncino Press and eleven of these essays were later collected in The World as I See It published in 1933 which Einstein dedicated "to the Jews of Germany". The Macmillan Company unknown
ref. $A33551.- Buenos Aires. 1948. Ibero Americana. 8º mayor. 1 tomo. 127 pgs. Rústica editorial . Pequeñas imperfecciones extremos lomera. Buen estado general. . . Matemáticas paperback
ref. $A34422.- Buenos Aires. 1948. Espasa Calpe. 8º mayor. 1 tomo. 471 pgs. Con ilustraciones intercaladas y láminas fuera de texto. Plena piel nervios hierros. Pequeño sello anterior poseedor. Unas pocas anotaciones tinta en índice. Muy buen estado. . . Biografías / Música unknown
ref. 123466London G. Bell & Sons Ltd. 1931. . Fifth edition the first with Einstein's foreword; 8vo; illustrations within the text some spotting to the edges of the text block and endpapers some light spotting in the gutter in a few places spotting to pages 222 & 223 from previously inserted material; original blue cloth titles to spine and upper board gilt a very good copy in the rubbed and spotted jacket with some creasing at the extremities and a few short splits; 414pp. The first edition with Einstein's foreword fifth overall. An unusually nice copy in the uncommon dust jacket. The 1730 fourth edition of the Opticks was the final one to appear with Newton's revisions and the text was not republished again until this edition. Newton's Opticks is notable for anticipating the gravitational lensing of light as predicted by Einstein's General Relativity with Newton writing in 1704 'Do not Bodies act upon Light at a distance and by their action bend its Rays; and is not this action caeteris paribus strongest at the least distance' Einstein's foreword begins 'Fortunate Newton happy childhood of science! He who has time and tranquility can by reading this book live again the wonderful events which the great Newton experienced in his young days. Nature to him was an open book whose letters he could read without effort. He stands before us strong certain and alone: his joy in creation and his minute precision are evident in every word and in every figure'. London, G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., 1931. hardcover
ref. 123093Princeton NJ early December 1950. . Ten-line autograph letter with initial on cream laid paper 14 x 22.5 cm on the verso of an autograph letter by Behram Kur uno lu together with a typed letter signed by Helen Dukas on Institute for Advanced Study stationery 16.5 x 14 cm and a later letter from Dukas dated 1979; a few tiny spots excellent condition. Initialled autograph letter by Albert Einstein correcting the work of a graduate student who would become a prominent member of the theoretical physics community. Turkish physicist Behram Kur uno lu 1922-2003 studied in Edinburgh and completed his doctoral work at Cambridge under Paul Dirac during the late 1940s and early 1950s. He specialised in relativity and unified field theories participated in the discovery of two neutrinos and founded the Center for Theoretical Studies at the University of Miami. In his initial letter to Einstein written on November 24th 1950 Kur uno lu writes that he is 'enclosing you a note on the possibility of a slight modification of the unified field theory. I shall be very grateful if you can kindly read it. I hope it is not inconsistent with the ideas of the theory. I apologise for disturbing you'. Einstein replies in detail on the verso of Kur uno lu's letter returning it and the accompanying manuscript no longer together with the letter with a covering note by his secretary Helen Dukas. Einstein writes 'Equ 1 is not solved by 5 or 6. You have overlooked that not both equations. can hold. I have defined the contravariant y by the first of these equations - The non-existence of a practical solution for the T is no logical objection to the theory. The really problematic point of the theory lies in the compatibility of the equations for the T. E.' In 1952 Kur uno lu published a paper in the Physical Review 'Gravitation and Electrodynamics' in which 'Einstein's unified field theory is modified and some of the physical implications of the new theory are examined' Physical Review volume 88 number 1369 December 15th 1952. Princeton, NJ, early December 1950. unknown
ref. 124211Glasgow Jackson Wylie and Co. 1933. . 12-page wire-stitched pamphlet; ink ownership signature to title a little light spotting to the contents minor crease affecting the wrappers and contents staples a little rusty excellent condition. Rare Einstein offprint in English. First edition the rare offprint of a talk given by Einstein at the University of Glasgow during his peripatetic summer after the Nazi take-over of Germany. Einstein spent much of the early 1930s on extended visits to the United States and the first Gestapo raid of his Berlin flat occurred in February 1933 while he was a visiting professor at Caltech. The Nazi Enabling Act was passed in March as Einstein travelled back to Europe and on arriving in Antwerp he officially renounced his German citizenship. After a short stay in Belgium he toured the UK during which time he was presented with an honorary doctorate by the University of Glasgow where he gave this non-technical talk on the 20th of June. In October Einstein returned to the US and joined Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study where he spent the remainder of his career. Glasgow, Jackson, Wylie and Co., 1933. unknown
2004ref. 24446London: The Folio Society 2004. A first Folio edition second printing of Relativity - The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein published by The Folio Society London in 2004 authorised translation by Robert W. Lawson and introduced by Roger Penrose. A fine copy in a fine slipcase with some light shelf wear to the paper-covered boards. The Folio Society hardcover
2026ref. x-9376461843Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd 2026. Hardcover. New. 176 pages. 8.50x5.51x0.79 inches. Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd hardcover
1980ref. SBBIH-25QN4PVFBAPJSpringer Verlag 1980. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Springer Verlag paperback
1951ref. 153420Tel-Aviv: Israeli Music Publications 1951. First edition of the published facsimile score of Menachem Avidom’s Symphony No. 2 “David” together with the painted calligraphic broadside dedicating the symphony to Albert Einstein. Folio the manuscript orchestral score reproduced in facsimile spiral bound in plain black boards published by Israeli Music Publications of Tel-Aviv. Accompanied by an elaborate painted calligraphic presentation broadside by the artist Sol Nodel reading “Symphony No. 2 ‘David’ dedicated to Albert Einstein for his inspiration to the Jewish people and to all humanity by the composer Menahem Avidom and presented by the American Fund for Israel Institutions on the occasion of the American tour of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra January February March 1951.” The broadside is additionally inscribed by the composer in black ink at the top left corner “To the greatest man in our generation Prof. A. Einstein humbly from the Composer M. Avidom Princeton 10/1/51.” The symphony was dedicated to Albert Einstein for his inspiration to the Jewish people and to all humanity. Einstein the most celebrated scientist of the twentieth century was also a lifelong and devoted musician a gifted violinist who adored Mozart and revered Bach and who once said that had he not been a scientist he would have become a musician and that the greatest joy of his life had come to him from his violin. A passionate champion of Jewish cultural and educational causes and of the young State of Israel he was among the founders of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and lent his name and moral authority to the building of its institutions. The presentation of Avidom’s score took place during the first American tour of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in the opening months of 1951 when the orchestra led by Leonard Bernstein and Serge Koussevitzky gave fifty-three concerts in forty cities. Together with an original photograph showing the composer presenting the broadside to Einstein and a photocopy of a 1986 letter recording that the score and broadside were the gift of Einstein’s daughter Margot Einstein. In very good condition with light toning and soiling the front cover of the spiral-bound score detached. A remarkable Einstein association uniting a dedicated symphonic score its presentation broadside and a photograph of the moment it was given to him. Menachem Avidom 1908-1995 was one of the founding figures of modern Israeli classical music. Born Menahem Mahler-Kalkstein in Stanislaviv then part of Austria-Hungary he was reportedly a cousin of the composer Gustav Mahler. He studied in Paris and spent several years in Egypt an experience that led him to look beyond the European traditions in which he had been trained. In 1939 he wrote arrangements for the Yemenite-Jewish singer Bracha Zefira and the encounter kindled a lasting interest in fusing Middle Eastern and European musical idioms. In 1944 he produced a series of works in this new style that shaped the rest of his career and helped lay the groundwork for later Mizrahi and Sephardic composers in Israel. From 1945 he served as general secretary of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and in 1955 he was named director of ACUM the Israeli performing rights society. His Symphony No. 2 “David” drawing on the biblical shepherd king is among his best-known works and the present copy presented and inscribed to Albert Einstein is the most storied of its kind. Israeli Music Publications hardcover
ref. G852543275XI3N00L&PM. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. L&PM paperback
1916ref. 189311Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth 1916. The foundation of general relativity First separate edition first issue of the work presenting the finalized version of general relativity. The Grundlage was also published in the Annalen der Physik in 1916 but Weil clarifies that the separate publication is now accepted as the earliest published edition of the paper. Einstein had almost finalized the general theory of relativity in 1913. However an error led him to contend that his equations could not be covariant - that they could not be applied without a system of spacetime co-ordinates devised by humans and therefore contextually specific. His first attempt at an overall presentation of the theory as delivered in 1914 was based on this assumption. By 1915 his subsequent reflections had driven him to reapply covariance and in November he published several papers outlining covariant field equations of general relativity. The present work adapts the comprehensive perspective of the 1914 paper with the revised mathematics of the 1915 equations to present "the first systematic exposition of general relativity" Janssen p. 1. Tilman Sauer notes that "in essence Einstein's general theory of relativity of 1916 remains today's accepted theory of the gravitational field" p. 24. This copy includes all the necessary first issue points: the imprint "Druck von Metzger & Wittig in Leipzig. 314" on the title page verso; Ziehen's Die Psychologie as the last title listed in the publisher's advertisement on the rear wrapper; and the imprint "Metzger & Wittig Leipzig" on the rear wrapper. Octavo. Device to title page formulae in the text. Original tan vertically ribbed wrappers printed in black. Light browning and rubbing several small ink spots to foot of front cover wrappers neatly re-glued to block contents crisp: a very good copy. Norman 696; Printing and the Mind of Man 408; Weil 80a. Michael Janssen "Einstein's First Systematic Exposition of General Relativity" 2004; Tilman Sauer "Albert Einstein's 1916 Review Article on General Relativity" in Ivor Grattan-Guiness ed. Landmark Writings in Western Mathematics 1640-1940 2004. unknown
2026ref. x-1032358459Taylor & Francis Ltd 2026. Paperback. New. 612 pages. 7.00x1.27x10.00 inches. Taylor & Francis Ltd paperback
1950ref. 149463New York: Philosophical Library 1950. First edition of Einstein's collection of social science-related articles addresses and speeches. Octavo original cloth. Boldly signed by Einstein on the front free endpaper in the year of publication "A. Einstein. 1950." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. Out of My Later Years is Einsteins collection of essays considering everything that interests him as a scientist philosopher and humanitarian. Einsteins essays share how one of the greatest minds of all time interprets the changing world of his time. Philosophical Library hardcover
