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1921023476New York: Henry Holt and Company. Translated by Robert W. Lawson M.Sc. There is an etching of Einstein dated 1920. Ink name on flyleaf. Tiny piece of cloth at top of spine. xiii 168 pp. Some darkening on blank leaf and back of frontis. With five diagrams and with appendix III "The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity". 1920 on copyright page 1921 on front page. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1921. Henry Holt and Company hardcover
1920149244London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1920. First British edition of Einstein's ground-breaking work. Octavo original red cloth frontispiece of Einstein illustrated with five diagrams. In very good condition with toning to the spine. Translated by Robert Lawson. It can hardly be disputed that the theories put forth in this book are among the most important in the history of modern science. "The imprint of Einstein's work on the different areas of physical science is so large and varied" writes Gerald Holton in a recent assessment "that a scientist who tries to trace it would be hard put to know where to start" Simmons The Scientific 100. Methuen & Co. Ltd hardcover
1920001584New York: Henry Holt and Company 1920. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. New York: Henry Holt and Company 1920. 8vo 168 pp. Dark blue cloth. Gilt titles to spine and front board. Gilt entirely faded from the spine moderately to the spine. Light foxing to the title and frontispiece. Interior clean. Binding is tight. Very good. A very acceptable copy of a scarce and important book. <br/> <br/> Henry Holt and Company hardcover
192151498London: Methuen & Co. 1921. Sixth English edition 8vo. xvi 138 4 advertisement 2 8 advertisement pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author owner's signature to fly leaf. Original gilt titled cloth spine sunned with a small mark a couple of further marks to the foot of the lower cover. Including a translation of Einstein's preface to the first German edition of 1916 and his short note from the third edition of 1918. Also a biographical note on the author and an appendix - "The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity" - by the translator the latter composed specifically for this edition. First published in English the year before. London: Methuen & Co. unknown
192135419London: Methuen 1921. Fourth edition. Cloth bound in very good condition; Spine somewhat faded. Translation by Robert W. Lawson; Frontis portrait of the author and five diagrams; xiii 138 8 publisher's catalogue; Bookplate of Hugh Ripman. Methuen unknown
1921z0001New York: Henry Holt and Company 1921. Early printing of Einstein's popular explanation of his theories of relativity intended for those interested in the theory but not versed in advanced mathematics. This printing from 1921 first published in English the previous year based on the third German edition. Hardcover as pictured lacking the jacket. General wear boards bowed minor chips & scuffs endsheets badly foxed & tanned; some foxing extends to the first few pages; no jacket. Text clean; xiii blank 168 pages; equations brief bibliography index. . Early Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Octavo. Henry Holt and Company Hardcover
19215136166150><p><strong>EINSTEIN Albert.</strong> <em>Relativity: The Special and the General Theory.</em></p><p>New York: Henry Holt and Company 1921. "3rd Large Printing." Octavo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt on the front board. Portrait frontispiece of Einstein. Original publisher's dust jacket printed in black on tan paper. Cloth exceptionally clean and bright for this title the gilt lettering sharp; minor wear at extremities. Dust jacket with a moderate chip at the crown of the spine extending slightly into the upper panel smaller chips and short closed tears along edges and general toning consistent with age. Near Fine in Very Good- jacket.</p><p>Einstein's celebrated non-technical exposition of his revolutionary theory written to explain the principles of relativity to an educated general audience. First published in German in 1916 and translated into English by Robert W. Lawson in 1920 the work quickly became the most widely read introduction to modern physics in the early twentieth century and played a major role in disseminating Einstein's ideas beyond the scientific community.</p><p>Copies of the early Holt printings rarely survive in their original jackets which were printed on thin paper and typically discarded or heavily worn through use. The present example a 1921 "3rd Large Printing" represents an unusually early survival in dust jacket. At the time of cataloguing only one earlier jacketed printing appears to be offered on the market making this among the earliest obtainable examples of Einstein's landmark work in its original publisher's jacket. The survival of the jacket combined with the remarkably clean cloth makes this a particularly desirable example of one of the foundational popular works of twentieth-century science.</p> Henry Holt and Company hardcover
194733857New York: Hartsdale House 1947 Hartsdale House reissue of book first published by Methuen in London and Henry Holt in New York in 1920 in gilt-stamped dark blue full cloth NOT ex-lib no dj binding tight pages bright minor shelf wear & soil/stainnig to panel cloth spine sunned but titles clear & legible from collection of CSU Northridge philosophy professor Robert Garsen with his brief inked marginalia to 2 late pages and his small blindstamp to endpaper edge else clean tight copy of book scarce in cloth; 8vo; xiii 168pp indexed & illus. Hard Cover. Very Good. Hartsdale House hardcover
192118099New York: Henry Holt and Company 1921. THIRD EDITION. With frontispiece portrait Einstein dated 1920. Blue cloth small tear at top of spine corners slightly worn no dust wrapper; front hinge a bit loose otherwise a very clean copy. From the library of Martin J. Klein professor of the history of science at Yale and the first recipient of the Abraham Pais Prize for the History of Physics. This copy was given to Klein as a gift from his summer program NEH class of 1986 and is signed by 13 of his students. Third edition though the only change is the date on the title page of one of Einstein’s most renowned works intended for readers with a general scientific and philosophical background. Part I treats the special theory of relativity part II the general theory and part III considers the universe as a whole.<br /> <br /> Not in Weil or Boni. Henry Holt and Company unknown
192033088New York: Henry Holt and Company 1920. RELATIVITY: Custom Clamshell Case Only. Henry Holt and Company New York: 1920 Book Date Excellent Custom Clamshell Case Not A Book For The First Edition. <br /> <br /> Elegant BLUE LEATHER & fine black cloth Custom SILVER-Stamped Titles to spine. Embossed multi-layered multi-image sculpted design on the side inspired from the atom. Finished in rich Black velour on the interior. A superb & unique protective clamshell case for this first edition.<br /> <br /> This Handsome Collector's Custom Case fit for an important Collector. <br /> "Books definitely NOT included"<br /> <br /> When you place your order:<br /> Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age or if the edition is covered in Mylar. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests.<br /> <br /> Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included Size can be adapted to soft or hardcover first editions. Henry Holt and Company unknown
1998Q-1573920800Prometheus Books 1998-06-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Prometheus Books hardcover
1988Q-0517029618Wings Books 1988-10-05. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Wings Books hardcover
1995Q-0517884410Crown 1995-06-06. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Crown paperback
19507758Crown Publishers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. c. 1950. Hardcover. Red cloth cover is rubbed at corners and spine caps but clean bright and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. End sheets and paste downs toned. Pages are clean and in very good condition. Dust jacket is tattered and torn at extremities with a chip across the upper back panel but overall in good condition. Publisher's price of $2.50 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new clear acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. If pictured shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. .; 7.9 X 5.4 X 0.8 inches; 168 pages . Crown Publishers hardcover
1920131697London: Methuen and Co 1920. First edition of the scientist's ground breaking work. Octavo original red cloth frontispiece of the author and with five diagrams. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with loss of section of rear panel and flap. Tape repairs to verso. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. Scarce in the original dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. It can hardly be disputed that the theories put forth in this book are among the most important in the history of modern science. "The imprint of Einstein's work on the different areas of physical science is so large and varied" writes Gerald Holton in a recent assessment "that a scientist who tries to trace it would be hard put to know where to start" Simmons The Scientific 100. Methuen and Co hardcover
1920134847London: Methuen & Co 1920. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Good. xiii 3 138 2 8 p. 20 cm. 5 diagrams and frontispiece portrait of the author. Red cloth with blank impressing on front black print on spine. Some soiling to covers corners bumped spine faded small tears in spine head. Front pastedown has bookplate for Brenda Mary O'Keefe and small chip to edge. Offsetting to free endpapers. Front hinge cracking internally. A few stains within. 8 p. of Methuen publications listed at rear. <br/><br/>First edition of the authorized translation into English of the "popular exposition" of Einstein's theory of relativity. Includes third appendix on "The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity" written by Einstein specially for this edition at the request of the translator. First published in German in 1916 "Relativity" gives readers an insight into the thought processes of one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. Methuen & Co hardcover
19310037-23-06New York: Peter Smith 1931. 157p cloth no DW significant spotting primarity on the spine and back of the bookscarce Good <br/><br/> Peter Smith hardcover
1921470336Henry Holt. Fair/No Dust Wrapper. 1921. Cover is Damaged. Hard Cover. Q77 This is not the 1st printing. . Henry Holt hardcover
192162573New York: Henry Holt and Company 1921. Hard cover. Very Good. 0 Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. hb vg bk/ no dj 1st American edition dark blue cloth head and heel of spine bumped gilt lettering fading binding tight pages yellowing. Henry Holt and Company hardcover
1980100840Dover Publications , Dover Books on Relativity and Related Areas Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1980 Book condition, Etat : Bon paperback, editor's orange wrappers, illustrated by geometrical blue figure In-8 1 vol. - 188 pages
1920DOV18320New York: Henry Holt and Company 1920. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Publisher's navy blue cloth. The 1921 on title-page making this the 3rd printing. First was 1920. Portrait of Einstein by Hermann Struck from 1920 as frontispiece with facsimile Einstein signature beneath image. Top of spine worn with light chipping to spine ends corners bumped. Internally a very solid copy. Old Brentanos bookplate. <br/><br/> Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1931147457New York: Peter Smith 1931. Reprint of 1920 Henry Holt edition. Hardcover. Tight binding but with rubbing to covers. Several pencil notations within text from former owner Robert Palter noted Newtonian and professor of science. Ex-lib. stamp inside front cover. Midnight cloth/boards with gilt lettering. 168 pp. with no illus. Translated by Robert Lawson. With a charming preface by Einstein a bit of biographical information and numerous mathematical equations throughout the text. Peter Smith hardcover books
192021022503New York: Henry Holt 1920. First Edition. Cloth. Good . First US edition first printing octavo size 182 pp. The name "Albert Einstein" 1879-1955 immediately conjures up in the mind of almost everyone the image a brilliant scientist whose research and findings are comprehensible to only a few. He would be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 the year after this book was published and his work led to ideas such as spacetime length contraction neutron stars and black holes - along with many other scientific concepts still being explored today. <br/><br/>Einstein published works on "special relativity" as early as 1905 and by 1916 would publish the final form of "general relativity". The two would come together in this work "Relativity The Special and General Theory" first published in London by Methuen in 1920 and in the same year in the US by Henry Holt. In addition to the sections on "The Special Theory of Relativity" and "The General Theory of Relativity" is included a special part "Considerations on the Universe as a Whole" which according to the translator's note was "written specially for this translation" p. ix. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full navy blue cloth over boards gilt lettering on the front blind-debossed ruled borders on the front frontispiece a half-tone reproduction of an etching of Einstein in 1920 by Hermann Struck a German-Jewish artist well known for his etchings; octavo size 8 3/8" by 5 5/8" pagination: i-iv v-xiii blank xiv 1-168. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: A bit better than good the boards mostly clean with a few light specks straight corners with minimal rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior clean and entirely free of prior owner markings; rubbing with slight fraying of the cloth at the head and tail of the spine gilt lettering on the spine has rubbed off leaving debossed lettering the aforementioned light rubbing to the corners an old dampstain at the top fore-edge corner from the front free endpaper through p. 2 a few upper corners bent only the outer quarter-inch by a prior owner offsetting from an old clipping on pp. 16 and 17 and uniform light toning throughout. <br/><br/>___CITATIONS: Printing and the Mind of Man no. 408; online American National Biography and a bit from Wiki. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: 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. Henry Holt unknown books
1961RO80261002Crown Publishers. 1961. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 164 pages. Annotation au stylo en page de titre. Texte en anglais.. . . . Classification Dewey : 530-Physique
192010340London: Methuen & Co. LTD 1920. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. First English edition of Albert Einstein's Special & General Theory of Relativity in publisher's scarce dust jacket. Octavo xiii 3 138pp. 8pp ads. Red cloth title in gilt on spine stamped on cover. "First Published in 1920" statement on copyright page. A few leaves are unopened along the top edge. Light even toning throughout. Front hinge starting to separate but text block stable. Previous ownership inscription on front endpaper. Housed in custom brown leather clamshell lined in tan cloth title in gilt on spine. In publisher's original dust jacket expert restoration to spine and hinges remnants of tape repair to spine exceptionally scarce. First published in German in 1916 this copy is the first English translation of Relativity with the aim of giving "an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who from a general scientific and philosophical point of view are interested in the theory but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." - Albert Einstein. The first American edition was published later the same year. Methuen & Co. LTD unknown books