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1922B1001-<p>This is the <strong>true first edition</strong> published by Methuen in May 1922 — it preceded the more familiar Princeton edition by one month.</p><p>It's stamped on the title page as a publisher's presentation copy identifying it as a copy distributed by Methuen at the time of publication.</p><p>The Methuen issue is scarce in any state but in presentation form it is especially uncommon which gives this particular copy a distinctive place among other surviving examples.</p><p>The text is based on Einstein's 1921 Stafford Little Lectures at Princeton his first sustained attempt to explain the theory of relativity to an English-speaking audience.</p><p>Delivered only months before he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics the lectures marked a turning point in his career extending his influence beyond European academia and onto the broader international stage.</p> Methuen hardcover
19501757693254LEEMethuen 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. Fourth edition. 145 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf wear with some rubbing fraying and corner bumping. Some moderate sunning and tanning particularly to spine. Gilt lettering to spine is strongly dulled. Methuen hardcover
1946GB000HKFQLQI5N01Princeton University Press 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Princeton University Press hardcover
1994333380Easton Press 1994. Hardcover. Fine. Standard Easton-style leather binding although this one is a variant for the title in that it's forest green leather rather than the tan one would expect. A Fine copy with no flaws to the page edge gilt. Easton Press hardcover
1994331851Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; Collector's Edition. Easton Press hardcover
1946512A very good copy of the Second Edition with Einstein's added appendix. Very slight rubbing to spine edge lacking the dust jacket. Solid copy. Princeton University Press hardcover
19451141282Princeton University Press 1945. Hard cover. Very good/No jacket. Spine is cocked but secure. Cover is worn especially along edges. Corners are bumped. Front free end paper has previous owner's signature. Inside is tanned but legible and and unmarked. Princeton University Press unknown
1923008801Princeton University Press 1923. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition. Near-fine in dark blue boards a touch of rubbing to spine ends and corners and crease to bottom corner of flyleaf. Interior clean and tight with no markings. An excellent copy of this scarce title. <br/> <br/> Princeton University Press hardcover
1981027513Franklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1981. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Greatest Books of the Twentieth Century. A Limited Edition. Full blue leather with gilt titles and decorations; all edges gilt; raised bands; silk moire endpapers; ribbon page marker. This is the higher quality full leather binding published by The Franklin Library. BB. The Franklin Library Hardcover
1950mon0000469800Methuen 1950-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 2.8179 in x 23.1724 in x 16.6773 in. Ex-library book usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Without Dust Cover. Methuen hardcover
1924js21524London: Methuen and Co 1924. second edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. a lovely copy of the 2nd edition. the jacket is shelf worn with a little loss at the top of the spine and fraying at the bottom. there is a previous owner's signature and place name. the paper is possibly a little darkened but no real foxing to talk of. square and neat binding. appears very little used. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Methuen and Co hardcover
199417293Norwalk: Easton Press 1994. First Edition in this Format ; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Near Fine bound in full genuine leather with 22kt gold accents gilt page edges and a hubbed spine. Smyth sewn interior vaunts moire end papers acid-neutral paper won't yellow or become brittle over time and silk ribbon page marker. Very minimal rubbing and edge wear to exterior. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo. 9"h x 6"w. Easton Press hardcover
192433984London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1924. Second Edition. Second Edition. Signed by Author. SIGNED Copy. The uncommon second UK edition. 8vo. 123pp. A near fine copy in a very good or better dustwrapper showing a few small chips at the extremities. Nicely 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. Custom slipcase in fine condition. Methuen & Co. Ltd unknown
1956149754London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1956. Sixth edition of Einstein's clear and systematic exposition of the theory of relativity with the ownership stamp on the front and rear pastedowns "Stephen Hawking Newton Institute University of Cambridge Cambridge England." Octavo original cloth. Translated By Edwin Plimpton Adams and Ernest G. Straus. Fine in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association. In the book Einstein outlines both the special and general theories of relativity explaining their mathematical foundations and physical implications particularly regarding the nature of space time and gravitation. Designed for readers with a background in physics and mathematics the text serves as both a summary of Einstein’s groundbreaking contributions and an accessible guide to the conceptual shifts his theories introduced to modern science. The work remains a significant historical and intellectual document illustrating Einstein’s effort to communicate complex scientific ideas with clarity and precision. Methuen & Co. Ltd hardcover
1945BOOKS 53604 IVery clean sound book apart from small owner's ink stamp front endpaper. Jacket shows wear to the extremities with slight loss affecting the last letter in the author's name but front and back panels quite nice. Not price-clipped. Princeton Univ Press Princeton 1945 1st edition Hardcover Cloth 8vo. i 135pp. Index. Buff cloth gilt. In publisher's jacket. First printing so indicated by "1945" on the title and copyright pages of the second edition. With appendix to the second edition. Princeton Univ Press hardcover
199487673Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1994. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. Fine. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 169pp. Bound in full brown leather with gilt design lettering and foredges. 5 raised bands to spine. Silk moire endpapers and ribbon. Unused Easton Press bookplate laid-in. Easton Press unknown
1967DADAX0412205602Springer 1967-08-31. 1922. paperback. New. 5.00x0.40x7.99. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Springer paperback
199470913Easton Press. NF. 1994. Leather. Hardback in Near Fine condition without dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 166 pages. Bound in full leather with gilt decorations to boards and spine. All edges gilt. Attached ribbon bookmark . Quick shipping excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information. . Easton Press hardcover
19564447286<p>1663pp edgeworn dustjacket and spine discoloured flyleaf and front paste-down darkened from newspaper clipping laid in former owners name on half-title page otherwise unmarked.</p> Princeton University Press hardcover
19504447291<p>145pp fourth edition with further appendix edgeworn dustjacket with loss head and tail of spine former owners name inside front cover otherwise unmarked.</p> Methuen & Co. Ltd. hardcover
1997Q-1567311369Mjf Books 1997-07-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Mjf Books hardcover
19232203024Princeton University Press 1923. first. hardcover. very good. First edition with 1923 stated on title page. Book in very good condition minor rubbing at corners and spine ends rear end paper detached from binding but not loose and is attached to rear paste-down along gutter with small tear at bottom of paper. Princeton University Press unknown
1956032103Princeton: Princeton University Press 1956. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Fifth Edition. 166pp. Gray cloth boards gilt titles on spine. Binding tight spine straight corners sharp and square. Unmarked text block pages free of toning. Previous owner's blind stamp on title page. Jacket is crisp and intact original $3.75 price on front flyleaf and shows mild toning to spine and extremities. Mild shelfwear to upper spine end of DJ. The fifth edition is notable for the inclusion of Einstein's revised and simplified Generalized Theory of Gravitation. Princeton University Press Hardcover
1950012231Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1950. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 12mo. Original grey cloth boards.150 pp. Errata at p. 147. Spine sunned small damp stain to spine head. Ink gift inscription to ffep. Dust jacket has significant loss to tail edges chip to spine head short open tear to head of rear cover. In protective Brodart cover. Princeton University Press hardcover
1950035771Princeton: Princeton University Press 1950. 3rd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. 150 Pp. With Errata Slip Bound In At P 147. Beige Cloth Lettered In Gilt. The First Printing Of This Third Edition With Einstein's 1950 Appendix Ii First Published Here. Book Near Fine Gilt Brilliant Very Clean No Fraying Or Marks. Dj Price Clipped With Author At Bottom Of Spine And Publisher At Top In The Revised Second Printing Those Positions Are Reversed; Dj Is Very Good Spine With A Little Browning 3/16" Loss Across Top Of Spine Edge Minute Losses At Corners 1/4" Tear At Top Of Front Panel. <br/> <br/> Princeton University Press hardcover
