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1918Best.-Nr. 135751918. Mathematics Klein Felix. Autograph Letter Signed 10 November 1918 written in German to a former student and colleague directly references Einstein's recently published General Theory of Relativity and comments on the work of the International Mathematical Education Commission. Composed in the closing days of the First World War the letter places Klein within active scholarly exchange concerning the mathematical implications of relativity which had been formally presented in 1915 and widely disseminated by 1918. Klein long established for his foundational contributions to group theory non-Euclidean geometry and mathematical physics addresses questions raised by "Einstein's theory" noting that he required further reflection to clarify its implications for his own work. The document supports research in the history of relativity German mathematical networks scientific communication during wartime and the institutional organization of mathematics in the early twentieth century. Klein Felix. Autograph Letter Signed 10 November 1918. Two pages written on both sides of a single leaf. In German with accompanying English translation. Addressed to a former student the letter discusses the circulation of lecture manuscripts difficulties in securing copyists during wartime conditions and the intellectual demands posed by Einstein's theory: "A further exploration of my work does not exist yet as I had and still have more thinking to do about questions raised by Einstein's theory to clarify it for myself." Klein also comments critically on the IMUK observing that its published statements are "a display of wasted paper" while acknowledging the commission's broader social significance. He singles out contemporary educational treatises including studies by W. Trost Heinrich Emil Timerding and M. Girndt indicating his sustained engagement with mathematical pedagogy alongside theoretical research. The letter was written days before the November Revolution in Germany and at a moment when academic institutions faced political upheaval and material shortages. Klein's remarks regarding limited copyists and uncertainty about the coming months provide contemporaneous evidence of scholarly life under strained postwar conditions. His reference to Einstein situates the correspondence within the earliest phase of professional reception of general relativity among leading mathematicians while his comments on the International Mathematical Education Commission underscore his longstanding commitment to mathematical instruction and institutional reform. Clean and well preserved with strong legibility and a clear signature. Overall near fine condition. A substantive document of early relativity discourse and mathematical research at the end of the First World War. unknown books
1926Best.-Nr. 39022Berlin: Das Kunstarchiv Verlag 1926. First edition. Softcover. g. Quarto. 36pp. Original printed wrappers. Catalog published on the occasion of an exhibition of paintings and drawings by George Grosz held during the Spring of 1926 in Berlin at the Galerie Alfred Flechtheim. This catalog features 24 duo-tone and b/w photographic reproductions. Includes a poem by Gottfried Benn and four essay on the artist and his work by Carl Einstein Marc Neven Max Herrmann and Florent Fels. Some age-wear and moderate soiling on wrappers. Upper corners bumped thus slightly affecting pages throughout. Text in German gothic script with one of the four essays in French. Wrappers in overall good- to good interior in good to very good condition. Alfred Flechtheim 1878-1937 was a German art dealer art collector journalist and publisher. Flechtheim appeared in the art world shortly after 1900 with a collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne; French Avant garde early works of Pablo Picasso Georges Braque and André Derain; paintings of Wassily Kandinsky Maurice de Vlaminck Alexej von Jawlensky Gabriele Münter and the Rhein Expressionists Heinrich Campendonk August Macke Heinrich Nauen de and Paul Adolf Seehaus de. Flechtheim opened his first gallery in Düsseldorf in 1913 followed by galleries in Berlin Frankfurt Cologne and Vienna. Flechtheim served in the German Army during World War I but not at the front. His art business collapsed during the war but he re-opened in Düsseldorf in 1919. In 1921 he founded "Der Querschnitt" the Cross Section a cultural magazine. Legendary glamorous parties in Flechtheim's gallery overflowed with the glitterati of the new Berlin: movie stars titans of finance prizefighters and artists of every stripe. As Hitler rose to power in the late 1920s and early 1930s Flechtheim became a bête noire because of the art he espoused and championed. In 1933 Sturmabteilung men broke up an auction of Flechtheim's paintings. The Nazis aryanized Flechtheim's gallery as they would many other Jewish businesses and turned it over to Flechtheim's business manager Alex Vömel. After the war former party member Vömel said he didn't even remember who Flechtheim was. The Nazis seized and sold off Flechtheim's private collection as well as the contents of his gallery. Emigration and Death Six months after the Nazis came to power in 1933 Flechtheim penniless fled to Paris and tried to find work with his former business partner Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler. Flechtheim subsequently organized exhibits in London of the paintings of exiled German artists. In London Flechtheim slipped on a patch of ice was taken to a hospital punctured his leg on a rusty nail in his hospital bed developed septicemia leading to amputation of his leg and died. Das Kunstarchiv Verlag unknown books
1916Best.-Nr. 140945574Berlin: Verlag von Julius Springer 1916. First edition. First edition. 64 pp. Bound in publisher's wraps. Very Good with slightly toned wraps tiny stain to back wrap slightly bumped corners bookplate on verso of front wrap. An early German language work on Einstein's theory of gravitation with a foreword by the man himself. Freundlich's first book. Verlag von Julius Springer unknown books
1922Best.-Nr. 792Berlin: Springer 1922. First Edition. Wrappers. Near fine. 2 vols. in German the first appearance of 2 distinct papers in 2 separate periodical issues September 13 and November 17. Both are complete in original wrappers. Near fine small pencil name on the Nov. cover. Seems to be surprisingly rare. RBH lists no auction sales of Friedmann's article title and date since 1975 and only one copy of it is listed by OCLC but copies of the bound annual Zeitschrift für Physik are regularly available and should not in this case be considered in any way equivalent to our set in publisher's wrappers. 1. Friedmann's pioneering paper the first to seriously apply general relativity to cosmology without the stabilizing cosmological constant theorizing and mathematically formularizing an expanding universe dragging cosmology into a branch of physics. In Zeitschrift für Physik Band 10 He 16 September 13 1922 pages 377-386 "Here we have for the first time the idea of an expanding universe originating in a singularity-a big-bang." -Helge Kragh Cosmology and Controversy page 24. 2. Einstein's critical remarks on Friedmann's paper that he retracted in 1923. In Zeitschrift für Physik Band 11 He 4/5 November 17 1922 page 326. Springer unknown books
1946Best.-Nr. 110238New York: Rudolf Schick Publishing Co 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Modest offsetting from front endpapers from a clipping else near fine without dustwrapper. Rudolf Schick Publishing Co hardcover books
1952Best.-Nr. 86694NY:: Dover Publications. Good. 1952. Paperback. With notes by A. Sommerfield. Translated from the German by W. Perrett and G. B. Jeffery. With seven diagrams. First edition thus paperback. Covers are age darkened with a few corner creases else good in printed wraps.; 216 pages . Dover Publications, paperback books
1966Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 14394NY OXFORD 1945. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. NY, OXFORD, 1945 unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 1411777Washington: Library of Congress 1976. Hardcover. Quarto oblong 11 pages unpaged facsimile ca. 91 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is black with gold print. Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and blue paper to boards; slight shelf wear. Illustrated: b&w facsimile. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Netdesk Column QB ND-QB. 1411777. FP New Rockville Stock. Library of Congress hardcover books
1983Best.-Nr. 310602San Francisco: Gay Atheist League of America 1983. Magazine. 20p. 5.5x8.5 inches very good digest-size booklet in stapled wraps. Gay and Lesbian Freethought journal. Gay Atheist League of America unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 285227New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 1975. Hardcover. 260p. first edition 12x11 inches; b&w and color plates fore-edge slightly toned small tear between front bottom dj and front panel spine and rear dj heavily toned and slightly soiled minor edgewear and creasing on back dj rear side of spine slightly rubbed else very good. Harry N. Abrams, Inc hardcover books
1977Best.-Nr. 18100501n.p.: Margaret Shepherd 1977. Limited Edition. No binding. Fine. One of 200 copies broadside inscribed by Margaret Shepherd. Margaret Shepherd is a prominent artist and teacher of calligraphy with a career spanning forty-five years; Shepherd has published numerous books about the history of calligraphy and correspondence as well as instructional books on the art form itself and has taught classes and workshops at the Rhode Island School of Design and Stanford University among others n. b. from the website of Margaret Shepherd. This broadside features her elegant lettering with the large "T" foil-stamped the text printed by photo-offset depicting a quote from Albert Einstein; per the artist about 200 were printed and were used as gifts and professional examples with "a few sold occasionally". ___DESCRIPTION: Broadside with photo-offset printed red and black calligraphy with a large initial "T" decorated wtih an acorn and oak leaf embossed and foil stamped in gilt bottom edge uncut; 15.5" by 11.5" one of 200 copies unnumbered inscribed in pencil "for Ruth Shelby" dated 2011 by Margaret Shepherd. ___CONDITION: Fine clean with bright colours without wear. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Margaret Shepherd unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 161331Burbank CA: NBC 1975. Final Draft script for the twelfth episode of the thirteen episode 1975 comedy and variety show television series SIGNED on the front wrapper "Tom & Dick" by Tom and Dick Smothers with an inscription on the top left partially lost due to dampstaining "illegible Wishes from the Smothers Brothers." Copy belonging to uncredited cast or crew member David Carroll with manuscript marker and pencil annotations of his name or partial name "David C." on the top of the title page and two other pages with manuscript ink and marker annotations on 32 pages marking music cues. NBC's tamer and largely unsuccessful revival of CBS's 1967-1969 variety series "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" which aired for thirteen episodes January 13 through May 19 1975. The episode on offer here was the penultimate episode which was taped on March 28 1975 and aired on May 12 1975 featuring guests Florence Henderson and David Gates. Of note the script is labeled as "Production #011 / Air Sequence #11" with a manuscript marker annotation of "12" over the air date of "May 5 1975." The May 5 episode of the series featured guests Kris Kristofferson Rita Coolidge and Arlo Guthrie and the episode found here featuring Henderson and Gates was aired as the twelfth episode on May 12 1975. Front wrapper integral with title page dated March 26 1975 noted as FINAL DRAFT. 90 leaves with last page of text numbered 77. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow and green revision pages throughout undated. Pages Very Good with dampstaining throughout and silverfish damage to the extremities of the first three leaves. NBC unknown books
1933Best.-Nr. 45000Paris: Société Anonyme Les Illustrés Français 1933. First edition. Softcover. g- to vg. Large quarto 11 1/2 x 8". 105 3pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers with white lettering to front cover. This scarce issue of "Témoignages de Notre Temps" Witness to our Time is a loving and moving tribute to Jewish life and culture that spans ancient times to the early 1930s with the spectre of Hitler and the early persecutions of Jews in Nazi Germany Hitler became chancellor a few months prior on January 30th. Includes texts by Albert Einstein Dr. Chaïm Weizmann and others along with hundreds of splendid black-and-white photogravures many full page including Helmar Lerski's impressive series on Jews in Palestine. "Témoignages de Notre Temps" was edited by noted French photographer and publisher Lucien Vogel. Wrappers partly creased along edges. Page 5 with four "Spécimen" stamps not affecting lettering. Lower corner of the first 18 pages slightly creased. Lower front corner bumped thus slightly affecting pages throughout. Text in French. Wrappers in overall good- to good interior in good to very good condition. Société Anonyme Les Illustrés Français unknown books
1915Best.-Nr. 1766Berlin: B G Teubner 1915. First Edition. orig. publisher's cloth. A very good copy. lg. 8vo. There are text illus. throughout. This volume contains two original Einstein contributions. One is on thermodynamics and the other on his then recently published theory of relativity. In addition Lorentz Planck Wien and Zeeman have articles on related topics. The articles are authoritative and technical. The anthology was issued as an individual volume of a series publication by the publisher Teubner that appeared during the WWI. Weil # 70 & # 71. B G Teubner hardcover books
