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RELATIVITY contains Einstein's explanation of both the special & the general theories, written for readers interested in the theory but not conversant with the mathematical disciplines of theoretical physics. Presenting the ideas in their simplest form, this three-part volume outlines the special theory, the general theory, & in a final part, offers considerations on the universe as whole. Orig. published as: Die Grundlage Der Allgemeinen Relativitatstheorie, Leipsig: Annalen Der Physik, 1916. See - Printing And The Mind Of Man #408, "The theory's impact upon twentieth-century science & thought can hardly be overstated" - [ Norman 625] [Weil 90a].

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1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd US Editions, All Signed By Einstein. All In Their Original Dustwrappers.

1st UK In The Original Dustwrapper. Signed 4th UK & 1st of Die Grundlage Der Allgemeinen Relativitatstheorie & More.

Albert Einstein Original Autograph Display

Einstein Albert. Original Photo & Autograph Display. Excellent black fountain pen ink Einstein signature dated 1948. Original 8” x 10” black & white Einstein portrait of the distinguished professor in excellent condition. Beautifully framed in gilt & silver-edged black wood frame & glazed to an overall size of 15” x 18”, double matted in windows with gilt filets. An attractive presentation. $2375

Rare Signed First Edition RELATIVITY In The Original Dustwrapper

Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY. SIGNED. The Special and General Theory. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. New York, Henry Holt and Company 1920. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 8vo., xiii + 168 pp. A very good or better copy; gilt stamped upper cover, the gilt spine lettering a bit faded. Signed By Einstein in full: "Albert Einstein", in black fountain pen on the half title. In the rare original first edition dustwrapper - a very good or better example, neatly restored at the extremities. Custom gilt-lettered, deep blue cloth clamshell case. [Differs from the UK edition only in page arrangement - Weil] $78500

Rare Signed Second Edition RELATIVITY In The Original Dustwrapper

Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY. SIGNED. The Special and General Theory. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. New York, Henry Holt and Company 1921. SECOND AMERICAN EDITION. 8vo., xiii + 168 pp. A very good copy; gilt stamped front cover, [back panel a bit mottled], minor erasure on the ffe. Signed in full on the half title as "Albert Einstein, 1926" in black fountain pen. In a very good or better example of the rare Second Edition Dustwrapper, with minor conservation at the extremities. A nice tight example. Custom gilt-lettered deep blue cloth clamshell case with E=mc2 embossed in relief on the side. $38750

Rare Signed Third Edition RELATIVITY In The Original Dustwrapper

Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY. SIGNED. The Special and General Theory. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. New York, Henry Holt and Company 1921. THIRD AMERICAN EDITION. 8vo., xiii + 168 pp. A very good copy showing modest use. Gilt stamped front cover, spine lettering faded as usual, head & heel neatly reinforced. Very neatly signed "A. Einstein" in blue-black fountain pen on the verso of the frontispiece. Bulks at 1"1/16, vs. 13/16" for the 2nd & 3/4" for the 1st.. The rare Third Edition dustwrapper present in very good condition. Some smartly executed conservation at the extremities Custom deep blue clamshell case with E=mc2 embossed in relief on the side. $18750

Uncommon Signed 1st SMITH Edition of RELATIVITY

Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY, SIGNED. THE SPECIAL AND GENERAL THEORY, translated by Robert W. Lawson. New York: Peter Smith, [1931]. First Smith Printing. Weil 90a. The exact same format as the 1920 Holt edition. 8vo., XIII, 168 pp. Publisher's blue cloth stamped gold. Spine faded otherwise an extremely nice, near fine copy lacking the rare dustwrapper. Signed in full: "Albert Einstein. 49." on the front free endpaper in blue-black fountain pen. Facsimile edition dustwrapper supplied for display. Custom deep blue clamshell case. $7750

While Holt published the 1st American edition in 1920, & 2nd & 3rd editions in 1921, Peter Smith Publishing acquired the rights in 1931.

Unusual Signed RELATIVITY - 1st Crown Edition

Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY. SIGNED. The Special and General Theory. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. New York Crown Publishers, Inc., [1931]. First Crown Edition. A clear explanation of the famous theory that brought about the atomic age. A very good copy [Upper cover hurt – visible on the inside] lacking the original DJ. Several interesting contemporary newspaper clipping pasted to the first three pages, primarily about the planned challenge to Dr. E.’s theory of Relativity mounted by David C. Miller of the Case School of applied Science – So much for Mr. Miller. Signed “A. Einstein” in black fountain pen on the title page. Not in Weil. Custom black cloth slipcase in fine condition. $3975

Einstein's Die Grundlage Der Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie. PMM 408

First Edition, First Issue of EINSTEIN'S FAMOUS PAPER ON GENERAL RELATIVITY THE GREAT CORNERSTONE OF MODERN PHYSICS. The FIRST EDITION Offprint from "Annalen Der Physik", Vierte Folge, Band 49, No. 7, 1916, to which is added a title page and a table of contents. According To Weil, The First Edition may be identified by the presence of the printer's imprint "Druck von Metzger & Wittig in Leipzig " on the verso of the title, and the shorter imprint "Metzger & Wittig, Leipzig " on the back wrapper. * A very good example in a TBCL custom clamshell case. $5250

First UK Edition RELATIVITY In Rare Original Dustwrapper

Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY. The Special And The General Theory. A Popular Exposition. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1920]. First Edition in English, First UK Edition. A popular exposition translated by Robert W. Lawson. Small 8vo. xiii. 138pp., frontispiece portrait, five diagrams, eight pages of Ads. Publisher's blind-stamped red cloth titled in gilt [not black] at the spine. A very good copy indeed in an excellent example of the rare original dustwrapper with expert minor restoration primarily at the extremities of the spine. In a fine custom blue cloth slipcase with E=mc2 embossed in relief on the side. $37500

Signed First UK Edition RELATIVITY In Rare Original Dustwrapper

Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY. The Special And The General Theory. A Popular Exposition. SIGNED London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1920]. First Edition in English, First UK Edition. A popular exposition translated by Robert W. Lawson. Small 8vo. xiii. 138pp., frontispiece portrait, five diagrams, eight pages of Ads. Publisher's blind-stamped red cloth titled in gilt at the spine. Signed in full: "Albert Einstein" on the ffe. An excellent copy in the rare original dustwrapper. In a fine custom blue cloth slipcase with E=mc2 embossed in relief on the side.

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Uncommon Signed 4th UK Edition RELATIVITY

Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY. The Special And The General Theory. A Popular Exposition. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., [1921]. Signed 4th edition. The 1st edition was published several months earlier [1920]. A popular exposition translated by Robert W. Lawson. Small 8vo. xiii. 138pp., frontispiece portrait, five diagrams, eight pages of Ads. Publisher's blind-stamped red cloth titled in black at the spine. A very good clean copy, spine a bit darkened. Signed in full: "Albert Einstein" in black fountain pen on the half title. Excellent facsimile 1st edition dustwrapper supplied. In a fine custom clamshell case with E=mc2 embossed in relief on the side. $9750

Signed Einstein Rarity - UBER DIE SPEZIELLE UND DIE ALLGEMEINE RELATIVITATSTHEORIE

Einstein, Albert. UBER DIE SPEZIELLE UND DIE ALLGEMEINE RELATIVITATSTHEORIE [GEMEINVERSTANDLICH]. Von A. Einstein. Signed. Braunschweig: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn, 1919. Vierte Auflage; iv, 83 pp., issued as Sammlung Vieweg, Heft 38; Thick wrappers printed in red & black. Neatly signed at the top of the title page: "A. Einstein" in black fountain pen. A very good copy showing light wear, neat contemporary name also on the title page [5.5.1919] the front cover detached but headed for professional conservation. A nice copy rarely available signed. [Einstein's General Theory on Relativity was first published in the periodical Annalen der Physik in 1916; Printing and the Mind of Man 408, Weil No. 90, 4th to 9th edition [1919-1920] of this title] Custom ¼ leather clamshell case. $12500

Signed Einstein SIDELIGHTS ON RELATIVITY In Original Dustwrapper

Einstein, Albert. SIDELIGHTS ON RELATIVITY: Ether and Relativity; II: Geometry and Experience. Methuen & Co, London, 1922. SIGNED. Small 8vo., 56pp. + 8 pages of adverts. ending with "Methuen two shilling novels". Blind-stamped upper cover, gilt lettered spine. A very good copy of this early & now uncommon Einstein title showing some light wear at the head & heel of the spine; neatly signed "A. Einstein" in black fountain pen at the top of the title page. In an exceptional copy of the original publisher’s dustwrapper, black type on a turquoise ground, [very minor restoration at the spine crown]. In a fine custom gray cloth slipcase with E=mc2 embossed in relief on the side. Weil 111c. Very nice indeed. $13750

SIDELIGHTS ON RELATIVITY: One of Einstein's scarcest Methuen titles, certainly as difficult as: RELATIVITY: The Special and General Theory, published in 1920 & THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY, also in 1922.

Signed Einstein Rarity - THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY, 1st US Edition

Einstein, Albert. THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY. SIGNED. Four Lectures Delivered at Princeton University, May, 1921. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1923. Translated by Edwin Plimpton Adams.

First American Edition, printed in the UK. [First published, London: 1922. Sm. 8vo., [viii]+123+[1] pp. Publisher's gilt-lettered blue cloth. With Four Diagrams & Index. A near fine copy [short tear professionally & invisibly mended at the front hinge] Signed in full "Albert Einstein. 1933." in black ink on the title page. The rare dustwrapper present - a very good copy archivally lined with otherwise minimal restoration. Signed copies of RELATIVITY & THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY are Rarely seen. The original dustwrapper is rarely seen. In a fine custom blue cloth slipcase with E=mc2 embossed in relief on the side. Weil 124a. $15500

Signed Einstein Rarity - THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY - London: 1924

Einstein, Albert. THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY: FOUR LECTURES DELIVERED AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, MAY, 1921. SIGNED. London: Methuen, 1924. The second UK edition. 8vo., 123pp. A near fine copy in a very good or better example of the uncommon original dustwrapper showing a few small chips at the extremities. Neatly signed by Einstein on the front free endpaper in blue fountain pen in full: "Albert Einstein. 1949". Neat prize inscription dated 1942, Liverpool University just above the signature. Very rarely seen signed. Weil 124a for the 1st edition - no mention of the 1924 2nd. $13750

Signed Einstein Rarity - THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY - London: 1945

Einstein, Albert. THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY. SIGNED. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1946. Third Edition. 8vo., gray cloth gilt, 135pp. A fine copy in a lightly used dustwrapper. Signed “A. Einstein. 53.” in blue-black fountain pen at the top of the front free endpaper. Contains for the first time, Einstein's addition of Appendix II, "Generalized Theory of Gravitation." The dustwrapper lightly soiled, with wear at the tips and narrow loss at the spine ends. BRL 121.2, shows published 1950 incorrectly; Weil 235 for the later 4th edition. Custom brown cloth slipcase. $7375

Signed The DRAMA Of Einstein 1st

Einstein, Albert. Vallentin, Antonina. THE DRAMA OF ALBERT EINSTEIN. Signed. New York:Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1945. First Edition. An intimate portrait. Translated by Moura Budberg. With photographs by Lotte Jacobi. 8vo., 312pp. Neatly signed by Einstein in black fountain pen, "A. Einstein", at the top of the verso of the frontispiece. A near fine copy in like dustwrapper showing light use. Uncommon signed. Custom clamshell case in fine condition. $4975

First Trade Edition Signed By Einstein

Albert Einstein. ALBERT EINSTEIN: PHILOSOPHER-SCIENTIST. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. Evanston, Ill.: Library of Living Philosophers, 1949. First Trade Edition. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. SIGNED. Large 8vo., xvi, 781pp. Signed in black fountain pen as: "A. Einstein" at the top of the ffe. A nice copy in the original dustwrapper showing light use. Includes essays by 25 leading scientists; Einstein's reply to their essays, a bibliography of Einstein's works, & an interesting 47-page autobiography by Einstein printed in both German & English on facing pages. Nicely illustrated throughout with photographs, a facsimile of a page of Einstein manuscript, & diagrams. Bibliography of the writings of Albert Einstein, to October 1949, compiled by M. C. Shields, pp. 689-758. Contributors include: Arnold Sommerfeld, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Niels Bohr, Hans Reichenbach, P. W. Bridgman, Karl Menger, Max Von Laue, Kurt Gödel, Gaston Bachelard, & others. Signed trade editions are decidedly uncommon. Custom slipcase. Weil page 41 Appendix. $7975

Presentation Copy OUT OF MY LATER YEARS

Einstein, Albert. OUT OF MY LATER YEARS. SIGNED. New York : The Philosophical Library, [1950]. 8vo., quarter beige cloth over gray boards bulking at 1"1/4, rose topstain, with Einstein’s frontispiece portrait by Lotte Jacobi, 282pp. A fine, fresh copy in a very good gray & maroon dustwrapper. Inscribed by Einstein with a thick nib fountain pen in black ink on the front free endpaper: "To Dr. Margate / Albert Einstein / Princeton 1950". The least common variant of the first edition of this title & likely the earliest issue, “1” at the base of the copyright page present as it is with the thinner variants bulking at 13/16" in black cloth gilt. Collects 60 essays, some of which are published for the first time & on a wide variety of topics: science, of course, but also many societal issues such as education, religion, race relations, war & peace, & the Jewish people. An extremely nice copy. Custom red cloth clamshell case. Weil p.42. $7750.

Beautiful Signed 1st of OUT OF MY LATER YEARS

Einstein, Albert. OUT OF MY LATER YEARS. SIGNED. New York: The Philosophical Library, [1950]. Nicely Signed First Edition. 8vo., 282pp., quarter beige cloth over gray boards with Einstein's frontispiece portrait by Lotte Jacobi.. A fine, fresh copy in the gray & maroon dustwrapper. Signed in full: "Albert Einstein" in black fountain pen. Collects 60 essays, some of which are published for the first time & on a wide variety of topics: science, of course, but also many societal issues such as education, religion, race relations, war & peace, & the Jewish people. An extremely nice copy. Weil p.42. $6975

Einstein Presentation Gift Binding OUT OF MY LATER YEARS - Signed

Einstein, Albert. [1879-1955]. OUT OF MY LATER YEARS. SIGNED. New York: The Philosophical Library, [1950]. Very neatly signed by Einstein: "A. Einstein" in black fountain pen on the ffe. A near fine copy of the 1st in a unique presentation gift binding of red polished calf & matching custom slipcase with Einstein's signature gilt-stamped on the spine & front cover. [a bit of rubbing at the extremities]. The book was gifted in 1957-1958 to the First President of the Friends Of The Hebrew University Of Jerusalem In Mexico in recognition of her various contributions. Einstein had a close affiliation with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel's oldest University & one of Israel 's largest and most important academic centers. Mounted on the front endpaper is a miniature of a letter dated December 9th, 1957 from Miss Helen Dukas, the late Professor's Einstein's secretary, addressed to the Amigos de la Universidad Hebrew de Jerusalem in Mexico, authenticating the Einstein signature in the book. 8vo., pp 282. Frontispiece [Lotte Jacobi] photo of Einstein. Contents bright, hallmark & number 1 on the copyright page. Collects 60 essays, some pub. for the first time: science of course, but also many societal issues such as education, religion, race relations, war & peace, & the Jewish people. Weil p.42.

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Signed EINSTEIN HIS LIFE AND TIMES

Frank, Philipp. EINSTEIN: His Life And Times. Signed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. The Second Printing. Signed By Einstein in full on the front free endpaper. A very good copy in dustwrapper showing moderate use. *Previous owner's neat name stamps in 4 or 5 locations. Tape shadows from an old jacket protector. A much loved copy of a very good book. $4950

*This book belonged to Robert E. Doyle, Professor at the Dept. of Engineering Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin.

Handsome Edition TEOP Signed By Einstein

Einstein, Albert & Leopold Infeld. THE EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta. SIGNED. New York : Simon & Schuster, [1940]. 8vo., 320pp. Seventh printing of the first edition which was published in 1938. Bound in quarter blue leather, five raised bands, titling in gilt in two compartments, sable coloured cloth. Top edge gilt. A near fine copy. Signed as: "A. Einstein" in blue fountain pen on the second blank endpaper. First American Edition. Custom brown cloth slipcase. Weil 201. Published Jan 29th, 1940 in a small run of 1500 copies. $4750

MAN AND HIS GODS Signed By Einstein

[Einstein, Albert] MAN AND HIS GODS. By Homer W. Smith. Boston : Little Brown And Company, 1952. 8vo., 501pp. Dark blue cloth stamped in metallic blue. Introduction by Einstein. SIGNED in light blue fountain pen “A. Einstein” at the top of the FFE. A near fine copy [a 5 word note on the front fly in another hand] in a lightly used dustwrapper. A very decent copy. Smith was a professor of physiology at the New York University , College of Medicine. Russ & Laurence p. 61, a bibliographical checklist. $4275

Signed Einstein ESSAYS IN SCIENCE

Einstein. Albert. ESSAYS IN SCIENCE. Signed. New York. The Philosophical Library, (1934). Signed in full on the half-title. Red cloth, stamped in black, 12mo., 114pp. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper showing minimal use. The signature; “Albert Einstein”, in black fountain pen that is a bit faded with age but quite present. First PL edition. The authorized translation from the volume originally published as: ‘Mein Weltbild' [Weil page 41 Appendix] translated as, 'The World As I See It'. Contains essays on The Principles Of Research, The Theory Of Relativity, Scientific Truth, Kepler, Bohr, The Problems Of Space, Ether And The Problem Of Physics, etc. In a fine custom gray cloth slipcase with E=mc2 embossed in relief on the side. This title Rarely found signed. $7350

Signed Einstein THE WORLD AS I SEE IT

Einstein, Albert. THE WORLD AS I SEE IT. SIGNED. New York: Philosophical Library, [1949]. 8vo., 112pp, gray cloth, printed black. First thus. Translated from the German by Alan Harris. Originally published in Amsterdam. ‘The authorized translation from the volume: 'Mein Weltbild' [Weil page 41 Appendix] translated as, 'The World As I See It'. Very neatly signed; "A. Einstein", in black fountain pen at the top of the ffe. A fine copy in a near fine red & black printed dustwrapper. Very nice. Custom clamshell case, with E=mc2 embossed in relief on the side. $6950.

Signed Einstein Rotogravure Photo

Einstein, Albert. n.p., n.d. Circa 1948. First edition thus. A 4" x 12" sepia rotogravure photo of Einstein in full length profile in front of a blackboard. Neatly signed in medium blue fountain pen at the top margin & dated 1948. "...wearing a wrinkled sweater and loosely attached baggy pants in the office at the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton ". A very nice example of his "professorial likeness". In a custom dark blue cloth display case, with gilt titles on the spine, in fine condition. $3850

Superb Copy Signed By Einstein

Garbedian, H. Gordon. ALBERT EINSTEIN: MAKER OF UNIVERSES. New York: Funk And Wagnalls Company, 1939. SIGNED. First Edition. Large 8vo., pp 328, brown cloth with gilt titles at the spine. Top edge brown. Very nicely signed in full in blue fountain pen: “Albert Einstein. Princeton 1954.” On the half title page. Frontispiece + 15 photos. A very good or better copy in an especially fine original dustwrapper. Superior copy. $7350

Three By & About E

Bird, J. Malcolm & Albert Einstein EINSTEIN'S THEORIES OF RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION. SIGNED. A Selection of Material from the Essays Submitted in the Competition for the Eugene Higgins Prize of $5000. New York: Scientific American Publishing Co., 1921. First Edition. Signed in blue fountain pen as: "A. Einstein" at the top of the title page. 8vo., 345pp. Original brown cloth stamped white at the spine, blind embossed cover graphic depicting Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington's experiment proving Einstein's theorem. Frontispiece portrait. A very good copy with some neat archival repair to a small damage mid spine & with the joints neatly strengthened, endpapers a bit darkened, without the very uncommon dustwrapper. Custom clamshell case. $6950

Einstein, Albert. COSMIC RELIGION. WITH OTHER OPINIONS AND APHORISMS. New York: Covici Friede, 1931. An excellent First Edition of this very scarce and sought-after philosophical book written by the great physicist Albert Einstein. Einstein argues for a "cosmic" religion not based on rules of doctrines or specific views of "God". he argues that science and religion are compatible and that science is the basis for a more enlightened religion. This book also includes essays on Pacificism, disarmament, Zionism, and even the new influence of the radio. A fine copy in a very nice example of the very uncommon dustwrapper which has had a few chips professionally restored. Of particular note is the light weight, easily damaged grade of stock used for the wrapper. A very nice copy. $1325

April, 1921, New York: 5"x 7" Vintage Photo of Albert Einstein taken prior to his arrival in New York on the SS Rotterdam. Image by Underwood & Underwood / CORBIS. Photograph issued by International [pre-International News] depicting a youthful Einstein. Original press stamp and caption on the verso explaining that Einstein will elaborate upon his "Theory of Relativity" while visiting the United States . A minor chip on the lower right restricted solely to the corner's border and not affecting the central image. At the time, Einstein was also traveling with Chaim Weizmann on a mission in support of Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A truly striking period photograph of one of the 20th Century's most influential figures. $1575