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192225530Braunschweig & Berlin Germany: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn/Julius Springer 1922 1923 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann 1888-1925 was a Russian mathematician and physicist who built upon Einstein's theory of relativity and further expanded his own theories that the universe has both homogeneous looks the same from every location and isotropic looks the same in every direction. The following articles expand upon these theories: "Über die Krümmung des Raumes" "On the Curvature of Space" by Alexander Friedmann Zeitschrift für Physik 10 pp. 377-386 1922. "Notiz du der Arbeit von A. Friedmann ‘Über die Krümmung des Raumes'" "Note on the work of A. Friedmann ‘On the Curvature of Space'" by Albert Einstein Zeitschrift für Physik 16 p. 228 1923. "Über die Möglichkeit einer Welt mit konstanter negativer Krümmung des Raumes" "On the possibility of a world with constant negative curvature of space" by Alexander Friedmann Zeitschrift für Physik 21 pp. 326-332 1924. Volume 10: iv 413 pp. 8vo; Volume 16: iv 409 1 pp. 8vo; Volume 21: iv 382 pp 8vo. Each volume is ex-library with brown patterned paper boards lighter brown cloth spines and corner tips; gold embossed titling to spine. Library stamps within including stamps on title page of each volume very clean with card pocket remaining on the rear pastedown of each volume. All text in German. Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn/Julius Springer hardcover books
1951WB16897New York: Van Vechten Press 1951. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. One of a total edition of 350. Full blue morocco binding by Suzanne Schrag; housed in clamshell box also by Schrag. With dedicatory essays by John Berryman Herman Broch Albert Einstein Ben Shahn Thomas Mann and others. <br/><br/> Van Vechten Press hardcover books
195286694NY:: 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
1966013943New York: E.P. Dutton and Company 1966. Very minor soiling and edge wear only. Photographic illustrations. Text crisp and clean. 300pp. 20 pages of May's statistics. Willie Mays 1931-- was a legendary baseball player. He spent most of his 22 yearas in Major League Baseball with the NY and the San Francisco Giants. He finished his career last 2 with the NY Mets. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. A fine autobiography of the "Say Hey Kid". . First Edition. Black and Orange Cloth. Nearly Fine/Nearly Fine. Octavo. E.P. Dutton and Company Hardcover books
1918134657Saint Louis: Laryngoscope Press 1918. Hardcover. good ex-library with expected marks plus perforation stamp on title page pg 1 of the reprint and all plates. binding cracked in center but still holding. wear to exterior with cloth fraying at corners and spine ends. bumped corners. Red cloth. 128 pp bw plates and appendix. Number 231 of 300 copies. Reprint of the 1883 "Fagan's Collectors' Marks" with 668 marks plus an appendix of 205 additional marks. Of interest to collectors and art historians interested in European collectors collections and provenance. Laryngoscope Press hardcover books
14394NY OXFORD 1945. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. NY, OXFORD, 1945 unknown books
1930110352New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1930. First edition of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein's stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo original cloth frontispiece of Einstein. Signed and dated by Einstein on the front free endpaper in the year of publication "Albert Einstein New York 1930." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Albert Einstein developed the general theory of relativity one of the two pillars of modern physics alongside quantum mechanics. Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Einstein is best known in popular culture for his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2 which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "services to theoretical physics" in particular his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect a pivotal step in the evolution of quantum theory David Bodanis. Albert & Charles Boni hardcover books
193090431New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1930. First edition of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein's stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo original cloth frontispiece of Einstein. Inscribed by Albert Einstein with an original poem on the front free endpaper in German which translates as "It is <span class="match">a</span> curious f<span class="match">a</span>te to be objectified <span class="match">a</span>live. Think with humor while re<span class="match">a</span>ding. <span class="match">A</span>. Einstein." From the library of <span class="match">A</span>lex<span class="match">a</span>ndre <span class="match">a</span>nd C<span class="match">a</span>therine B<span class="match">a</span>rj<span class="match">a</span>nsky with her ownership signature to the verso of the front panel and notation below Einstein's inscription "S.S. 'Belgenl<span class="match">a</span>nd' New-York 14/XII/30." Russian sculptress Catherine Barjansky her celebrated cellist husband and Einstein were all close friends of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. Barjansky described her experiences creating the now famed and very intimate sculptural portraits of Elizabeth and Albert in her 1947 joint memoir with her husband Portraits with Backgrounds. Catherine had an international career living at times in Rome <span class="hps">Berlin</span> <span class="hps">New York</span> <span class="hps">Vienna Paris</span> and <span class="hps">Brussels. </span>Einstein w<span class="match">a</span>s in New York <span class="match">a</span>t the time he inscribed the present volume h<span class="match">a</span>ving <span class="match">a</span>rrived <span class="match">a</span>bo<span class="match">a</span>rd the Belgenl<span class="match">a</span>nd three d<span class="match">a</span>ys e<span class="match">a</span>rlier. Einstein travelled aboard the Belgenland several times. He was on the ship in March 1933 intending to return home to Germany when he learned the alarming news that the Nazis had ransacked his summer cottage in Caputh. He soon decided it was too dangerous to return to Germany and when the ship docked in <span class="match">A</span>ntwerp Belgium he immedi<span class="match">a</span>tely reported to the Germ<span class="match">a</span>n consul<span class="match">a</span>te in Brussels where he turned in his Germ<span class="match">a</span>n p<span class="match">a</span>ssport <span class="match">a</span>nd renounced his citizenship. Einstein returned to <span class="match">A</span>meric<span class="match">a</span> in October beginning <span class="match">a</span> new life <span class="match">a</span>s <span class="match">a</span> member of the f<span class="match">a</span>culty of Princeton University's Institute for <span class="match">A</span>dv<span class="match">a</span>nced Study. In near fine condition. A complex and desirable association. Albert Einstein developed the general theory of relativity one of the two pillars of modern physics alongside quantum mechanics. Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Einstein is best known in popular culture for his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2 which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "services to theoretical physics" in particular his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect a pivotal step in the evolution of quantum theory David Bodanis. Albert & Charles Boni hardcover books
1975172601New York: Harry N. Abrams 1975. First edition. Oblong hardcover. First printing. 260 pages. Text by Peter Selz essay by Susan Einstein and with some poems inspired by Francis' artworks. Includes 185 illustrations with 45 in color. A tight close to near fine copy with some faint foxing in a near fine dust jacket. A nice copy of what remains one of the better monographs on Francis. Harry N. Abrams unknown books
1982178607New York: H.N. Abrams 1982. revised. Hardcover. VG/VG. Off-white cloth boards stamped design on front cover blue spine lettering; glossy color illustrated dust jacket with red lettering bw illustrated end pages 296 pp profusely illustrated with 217 illustrations including 82 in full color. Contents include:Sam Francis / Peter Selz -- Plates -- A selection of poems written about the artist -- The prints of Sam Francis: Lithographs and silkscreens / Susan Einstein -- Monotypes and other recent prints / Jan Butterfield. Also includes bibliographical references pages 288-292 and index and essays by Susan Einstein and Jan Butterfield. H.N. Abrams hardcover books
1982015731New York: Abrams 1982. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. Revised edition. Quarto 4to. 296 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with a small bump to the top of the spine; otherwise almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear and minor sunning to the spine; protected in archival mylar. Contains 217 illustrations including 82 plates in full color. The text is clean and unmarked. First published in 1975 this full-scale book on Francis is enlarged and brought up to date. First printing of the Revised Edition. Abrams Hardcover books
197718100501n.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. <br/><br/>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".<br/><br/>___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.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Fine clean with bright colours without wear.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___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