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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
1950ref. 072052New York : Philosophical Library . Clean crisp hardcover in near fine condition; faint shelf wear. Very good DJ in mylar cover; . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1950. Philosophical Library hardcover
1950ref. 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
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
1950ref. 149411New York: Philosophical Library 1950. First edition of Einstein's collection of social science-related articles addresses and speeches. Octavo original cloth frontispiece of Einstein. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. 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
1950ref. 617622New York: Philosophical Library 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Fine in very slightly toned near fine dust jacket. Philosophical Library hardcover
1950ref. 001681New York: Philosophical Library 1950. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition of Einstein's book of essays and speeches. 8 vo. 282 pp. Full cloth. Signed by him on the title page: "A. Einstein. 51." Near fine with a little rubbing to the spine extremities in a very good price-clipped jacket. The jacket's spine is toned else near fine without tears or any loss. No ownership marks. Interior clean. Very rare with Einstein's signature. Accompanied by a letter and certificate of authenticity. Philosophical Library hardcover
1950ref. 140948403New York: Philosophical Library 1950. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Signed by Albert Einstein on the front free endpaper and dated the year of publication. Above and beneath Einstein's signature Rabbi Irving Levey has inscribed this book to former owner Harold Rosenstein and written two lines of Hebrew that translate to "A day that is exceptionally good 19 Kislev 5711." According to Rosenstein's grandson Einstein's signature was procured by Rabbi Levey who lead temple at the Jewish Center at Princeton from 1949-51. Levey and Einstein and worked together on issues relating to the then-newly formed State of Israel. vi 282 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with light rubbing to corners and spine ends offsetting at endsheets. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with toning light edge wear small stain to rear flap. The iconic theoretical physicist's second collection of essays covering the years 1934-1950 surrounding his personal convictions around religious and humanitarian issues in the wake and aftermath of WWII. Boni 515. Philosophical Library unknown
1950ref. 33985New York: The Philosophical Library 1950. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. First Edition. Nicely Signed in fountain pen in black ink on the Title page and dated 1953. Original black cloth with gilt stamping on spine and front with Einstein's signature. A very good grey and maroon unclipped dustwrapper with some browning at the edges and some minor imperfections."1" at the base of the copyright page present Custom brown slipcase with E=MC2 embossed. Collects 60 essays some of which are published for the first time and on a wide variety of topics: science of course but also many societal issues such as education religion race relations war and peace and the Jewish people. An extremely nice copy. Weil p.42. Rare and desirable signed. The Philosophical Library unknown
1950ref. 059077New York: Philosophical Library 1950. 1st Edition Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. 282 Pp. Dark Blue Cloth Lettered In Gilt. First Edition But A Later Printing Lacking The Frontispiece Portrait Of Einstein By Lotte Jacobi. Book Is Near Fine Light Rubbing At Corners Lettering Strong No Marks. Philosophical Library hardcover
1950ref. 6682New York: Philosophical Library 1950. First edition. Very Good in pretty good dust jacket. 21 cm; 279 pages portrait frontispiece. Turquoise cloth in plain cream-colored dust jacket. Dust jacket chipped at top of spine. Of the variant dust jackets and issues this is the one with the fewest number of titles advertised on the rear and the price of $4.75 on the inside flap. Philosophical Library hardcover
2000ref. Q-0806503572Citadel Press 2000-09-30. paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Citadel Press paperback
1950ref. 000010284New York: Philosophical Library 1950 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 7 2 2 5-282 pp. Bound in navy cloth with a facsimile of Einstein's signature stamped in gold on the front board gold lettering on the spine. This is the variant with the grey and red jacket and Einstein's picture on the rear panel priority unknown with the price of $4.75 on the front jacket flap. Boni 515. A lovely copy of this collection of some of Einstein’s general essays on science and social issues. A Near Fine book with minor toning to the gutters; jacket is Near Fine with the spine panel and the edges of the flaps toned. Philosophical Library [1950] hardcover
1950ref. 046941New York: Philosophical Library 1950. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Frontispiece. 282 Pp. Green Cloth Lettered In Gilt On Front CoverAlso Lettered In Gilt In Spine Stamped On Two Blocks Of Dark Blue Background. Dust Jacket Priced $4.75 With Only 15 Titles On Rear Panel Two First Published In 1950 The Others First Published By Philosophical Library 1942 To 1949. Frontispiece Portrait Of Einstein By Lotte Jacobi. There Are Many Issues With Identical Pagination In Cloth Or Boards Of Various Colors All With Later Post-1950 Publications Indicated On The Rear Panel In Both The Plainer Dust Jacket As On This Copy And In A More Elaborate Jacket; We Believe This Is The First Issue Only By A Process Of Elimination Not Having Seen Many Different Bindings And Dust Jackets. Book With Light Wear Gilt Brilliant No Marks. Dust Jacket With Wear Small Losses/Chips At Corners Not Price Clipped Slight Browning To Spine Panel. Philosophical Library hardcover
1950ref. 74182London: Thames & Hudson 1950. Boards lightly rubbed in places with several spot stains corners and spine ends bumped spine lightly sunned light wear to spine edges gilt lettering to front board and spine binding slightly cocked ink inscription to head of fep black and white photograph of author to frontispiece pp bright and clean unmarked text clear to read pp secure in binding. First UK Edition. Hard. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo. Thames & Hudson Hardcover
1950ref. 013768Philosophical Library. First Printing. Frontispiece Photographic Portrait By Lotte Jacobi. Unclipped DJ in archival cover toning chips edge wear. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1950. Philosophical Library hardcover
1950ref. 00009517New York: Philosophical Library 1950 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 4 v-vii 1-282 pp. Light blue cloth with facsimile of Einstein's signature in gold on the front board gilt lettering blocked in dark blue rectangles on the spine light blue topstain. Price of $4.75 on the front flap of the dust jacket. This is the variant with the frontispiece black and white portrait of Einstein and the typographical jacket which lacks a picture of Einstein priority unknown. Boni 515. A presentable copy of this collection of Einstein's general writings. Very Good with light wear to the boards and fading to the topstain in an about Very Good dust jacket with toning and a small chip to the top of the spine panel and a bit of light wear to the extremities. Philosophical Library [1950] hardcover
ref. dola812London: Thames And Hudson 1950. First Edition. 8vo. pp. viii 282. frontis. portrait. index. cloth light stain on upper cover spine ends starting to fray London: Thames And Hudson, [1950] hardcover
1950ref. 18266New York: Philosophical Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. The beliefs and philosophies of the noted scientist. A nice early edition; 8vo; 282 pages . 1950. Philosophical Library hardcover
1950ref. 17988New York: Philosophical Library. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Hardcover. DJ browned and with light chipping. Rough spot on front free endpaper from removed sticker.; The beliefs and philosophies of the noted scientist. A nice early edition; 8vo; 282 pages . 1950. Philosophical Library hardcover
1950ref. 32447N.Y. Philosophical Library 1950. Orig. full cloth. Very light wear to spine ends. 7282 pp. First edition. Schilpp:446 - Weil: Appendix. hardcover
1950ref. 15962New York: Philosophical Library. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ browned and with light chipping especially to DJ spine ends; The beliefs and philosophies of the noted scientist from essays published 1934-1950.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 282 pages . 1950. Philosophical Library hardcover
1993ref. 64339New York: Wings Books 1993. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Creaes to front flap.; 7.80 X 5.50 X 1.20 inches; 288 pages. Wings Books hardcover
ref. GOR001800200Hardback. Very Good. hardcover
1950ref. 617622New York: Philosophical Library 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Fine in very slightly toned near fine dust jacket. Philosophical Library hardcover books