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1998Q-0892817828Healing Arts Press 1998-02-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Healing Arts Press paperback
1968GB000I3LMTMI3N10Macmillan 1968. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Macmillan hardcover
193846954Baltimore Princeton University Press 1938 a.1940. Royal8vo. Bound in 2 full cloth gilt lettering to spines. In: Annals of Mathematics" Series 2 Vol. 39 and vol. 40. Entire volumes offered. The papers: pp. 65-100 a. pp. 455-464. Clean and fine.også on a generalization. pais p. 496 <br/><br/><em>First appearance of these two importent papers on the General theory of Relativity in which is shown that the equation of motion follows directly from the field equation that defined the geometry."Einstein's last importent contribution to general relativity deals again with the problem of motion. It is the work done with Leopold Indfeld and Banesh Hoffmann on the N-body problem of motion. In these papers the gravitational field is no longer treated as external. Instead it and the motion of its singular sources are treated simultaneously. A new approximation scheme is introduced in which the fields are no longer necessarily weak but in which the source velocities are small compared with the light velocity. These equations are widely used in analyses of planetary orbits in the solar system."Pais "Subtle is the Lord" pp. 290-91.Weil: 202 a. 205 both with an asterix denoting a major paper. - Boni: 236 a. 236.1. </em> hardcover
193846475Princeton NJ. Annals of Mathematics 1938 a. 1940. Both papers in orig. printed wrappers. Offprints from "Annals of Mathematics" Vol. 39 No. 1 january 1938 and Vol. 41 No. 2 April 1940. Pp. 65-100 and pp. 455-464. Both clean and fine. This copy has belonged to Abraham Pais 1918-2000 - the famous Einstein scholar theoretical physicist and Einsteins collegue at Princeton - and having his name on top of both frontwrappers "A Pais". <br/><br/><em>First editions in the scarce offprint versions of Einstein's last and highly important contributions to General relativity and in which is shown that the equation of motion follows directly from the field equation that defined the geometry."Einstein's last importent contribution to general relativity deals again with the problem of motion. It is the work done with Leopold Infeld and Banash Hoffmann on the N-body problem of motion. In these papers the gravitational field is no longer treated as external. Instead it and the motion of its singular sources are treated simultaneously. Anew approximationscheme is introduced in which the fields are no longer necessarily weak but in which the source velocities are small compared with the light velocity . The equations obtained have found use in situations where Newtonian interaction must be included. 'These equations are widely used in analyses of planetary orbits in the solarsystem. For example the Cal Tech Jet Propulsion Laboratory uses them in modified form to calculate ephmerides for high-precision tracking of planets and spacecraft."Pais "Subtle is the Lord" p. 290-91."The problem of the equation of motion of bodies is the following. The 1916 theory had a classical structure in the sense that there were both field equations the curvature of space-time is determined by the mass and motion of bodies in space-time and equations of motion of bodies the world line of small mass is a geodesic. Are these two statements really separate If the field equations were linear they indeed would be. They are not linear however and Einstein showed in the papers offered that if matter is represented by a point singularity of the metric field these singularities are located on world lines that are geodesics of space-time provided its metric satisfies the equation of general relativity."DSB.Weil: 202 a. 295 both with an asterix denoting a major paper. - Boni: 236 a. 236.1. </em> unknown
1936016658Los Angeles CA: The New Symposium Press 1936. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by the translator to Albert M. Bender noted Bay Area philanthropist. Mills Library retired book from the Albert Bender collection with bookplate but no other ex-libris markings except for 2 small "withdrawn" stamps on rear pastedown. In good clean solid condition. Covers are well-preseved but are faded along spine and at upper edges. One small torn area on front spine hinge exposing webbing and last bibliography page is bound slightly off-center at the spine tail but the binding in its entirety is perfectly reliable and sound. Interesting note by Hoffmann in his inscription that a section of this edition was removed for the final printing. The section is a commentary on anti-semitism in Germany at that time. Scarce. <br/> <br/> The New Symposium Press hardcover
1998Q-0737300078McGraw-Hill 1998-10-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! McGraw-Hill paperback
1998mon0000003829McGraw-Hill 1998-10-01. Paperback. New. 0.7717 9.2992 7.4213. McGraw-Hill paperback
19222092902137405523Shinko-sha 1922. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Shinko-sha paperback
19222083002116412192Shinko-sha 1922. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Shinko-sha paperback
1986Embry 62400McGraw-Hill 1986. First edition first printing. Fine in fine faintly rubbed dust jacket. B&W photos by Dezo Hoffmann. McGraw-Hill, 1986. First edition, first printing. unknown books
19443554907167481944. New Jersey Berkeley Heights: The Fleming Book Company 1944. This is the Enlarged Edition printed by The Charles T Powner Company of Chicago. A name and date from 1947 on the FFEP otherwise a near fine copy in a VG D/W with the fugitive red spine faded to a lighter hue and a touch of minor edge wear. A very nice copy indeed. Considered by many magicians and card sharps to be the one essential guidebook to attaining the highest level of card mastery. Uncommon especially in nice condition. A rare find indeed.
19443554907168561944. New Jersey Berkeley Heights: The Fleming Book Company 1944. This is the Enlarged Edition printed by The Charles T Powner Company of Chicago. A VG copy in a VG spine faded D/W with shallow chipping at the spine tips not affecting any lettering. A nice copy. Considered by many magicians and card sharps to be the one essential guidebook to attaining the highest level of card mastery. Uncommon.
1920018125London United Kingdom: George Routledge & Sons 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition. Circa 1920. pp. 24. I original illustrated boards rubbing to boards clean pages rusted staples. Routledge's ad for one-syllable children's books on back board. George Routledge & Sons Hardcover
191094406George Routledge & Sons 1910. Hard cover. Good/No jacket. Front cover is tanned with some dark smudges around outer edge. Back cover is tanned and stained along top edge not visible on the inside. Pages are lightly tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. George Routledge & Sons unknown
1905385189London : Dean's Rag Book Co 1905. copyright Edition. Hardcover. An uncommonly good example of a very good copyright edition with linen backed leaves in the original illustrated paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight bright and clean impression. Physical description : 16 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Subjects ; Children's poetry German Translations into English.Children Conduct of life ; Juvenile poetry. London : Dean's Rag Book Co hardcover
1997Q-0760703086Barnes & Noble 1997-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Barnes & Noble hardcover
19881367067CAN. New. 1988. Soft Cover. This is a reprint edition. . CAN paperback
196189729George Braziller 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. Like New Book. First Edition First Printing. NOT a remainder. NOT a book club edition. NOT price-clipped $25.00 price intact. Published by George Braziller 1961. Black cloth boards with bright gold stamped spine/cover lettering. Book is like new with some light wear/marks along bottom board edges; otherwise clean and unmarked. Tight sharp corners bright spine lettering. Dust jacket has some shelf/edge wear with a few small tears at spine ends/corners. No writing highlighting underlining dog ears etc. Pages and boards crisp and straight. Spine un-broken with no spine lean. Book in un-read condition. A very nice collectible copy of this classic art history. 436 pages. LCCC # 61-16859. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor New York. George Braziller hardcover
1963mon0004077834John Calder 1963T. hardcover. Good. 1.5000 8.0000 5.2500. John Calder hardcover
19638609London: John Calder. Good with no dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library "Palmerston North Public Library." Library stamps and markings. Plastic protective jacket attached to dust wrapper boards and endpapers with adhesive tape. ; xi 1 324 pages. Papered boards. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 204mm x 128mm. "Among the intense often contradictory passions released by the Romantic movement in European literature at the turn of the eighteenth century was an obsession with the hidden apparently uncontrollable forces acting upon the human mind above all in moments of powerful mental stress. It is with the portrayal of the grotesque bizarre forms of experience produced by such moments that the name of E. T. A. Hoffmann has come to be primarily associated." - from the introduction. ; 8vo . John Calder hardcover
197974904New York: Ballantine Books 1979. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ballantine Books 28448. Several tiny abrasions to background ink of front cover else a fine copy. #74904 Ballantine Books unknown books
1979Q-0345284488Ballantine Books 1979-11-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Ballantine Books paperback
1979305487NY: BALLANTINE. Fine. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. INSCRIBED by E. Hoffmann Price to noted collector of vampire literature Bongo Wolf on dedication page. Hoffmann has rendered an unknown sentiment in Chinese alongside inscription. About fine in pictorial printed wrappers. Tiny nick at edge of front cover & end paper. Paper in text lightly age toned. Author's FIRST novel. . BALLANTINE. paperback
194081940New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1940. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; dark grey cloth blocked and titled in hunter green and gilt on spine; pictorial endpapers; dark grey topstain; dustjacket; xii23-3986pp; illus. Spine ends gently nudged mild sunning to spine with thin cracks to hinges some dust-soil and foxing to text edges and a tiny bookseller's ticket to lower front pastedown; Very Good or better. Dustjacket is price-clipped showing modest wear several tiny nicks and tears faint stain to base of spine and upper front flap fold and some dust-soil to rear panel; Very Good. FITZGERALD D1. 81940. Farrar & Rinehart unknown
1999x-9042907347Peeters Publishers 1999. Paperback. New. 465 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. Peeters Publishers paperback
