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197112478Scientia Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1971 Book condition, Etat : Bon broché grand In-8 1 vol. - 176 pages
195569336Atomes Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 1955 Book condition, Etat : Bon broché, sous couverture imprimée éditeur illustrée d'un patient atteint de la poliomyélite In-4 1 vol. - 30 pages
1997295591Frankfurt am Main : Haag und Herchen, 1997. 271 Seiten. Index ; 21 cm. Originalkarton.
19182839London: Fleetway Press 1918. FIRST EDITION. Original wrappers. Fine. THE FIRST INTRODUCTION OF EINSTEIN'S GENERAL RELATIVITY TO THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD. The groundbreaking first edition 1918 with the second edition 1920 containing the account of Eddington's 1919 expedition proving Einstein's theory both in original wrappers. "Einstein's discovery of the General Theory of Relativity was communicated to the Berlin Academy of Sciences in 1915. Because of the First World War direct communication with physicists in Germany was not possible but the papers were forwarded to Eddington who was then Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society by Willem de Sitter a personal friend of Eddington's in neutral Holland. The theory is of considerable mathematical complexity but as Einstein stated in the last paragraph of his paper 'scarcely anyone who has fully understood this theory can escape from its magic'. Eddington was the ideal expositor of these ideas in English and within 2 years had written his Report on the Relativity Theory of Gravitation for the Physical Society of London" Malcolm Longair "Bending Space-time". <br /> <br /> The second edition is notable for containing a new preface that discusses the results of the "eclipse expedition" led by Eddington that verified General Relativity and catapulted Einstein into world-wide fame. This preface precedes Eddington's full report in the Philosophical Transactions.<br /> <br /> Provenance: Almost certainly Nobel Prize winning physicist's Charles Glover Barkla's copy of the 1918 report with an original 1918 receipt in Barkla's name laid in. Barkla won the 1917 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his discovery of the characteristic Röntgen radiation of the elements".<br /> <br /> London: Fleetway Press for The Physical Society of London 1918 and 1920. Octavo original wrappers; custom box. General light wear to wrappers. Beautiful copies. RARE. Fleetway Press unknown
197655942Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut, 1976. 316 [20] S. Broschierte Ausgabe
19696297Zürich : Orell Füssli, 1969. 116 S. Pappband / gebundene Ausgabe
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
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
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
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
19206874New York: Henry Holt and Company 1920. First American Edition First Printing. First American edition first printing with the 1920 date on the title page and no additional printings listed on the copyright page. Measuring approximately 8.5" x 5.5" with 168 numbered pages. <br /> <br /> This book is in good condition. Heavy spotting to the original dark cloth boards. Moderate foxing to the edges of the textblock. Old bookseller ticket on the front pastedown. Previous owner's stamp on the front endpaper. Moderate foxing to front endpapers and title page. Interior pages are otherwise clean. <br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory# P1-70. Henry Holt and Company unknown
1961207489New York: Crown Publishers 1961. First Edition; Nineteenth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Crown Publishers hardcover
1920001806<p>London: Methuen & Co. Ltd 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. First English Translation. 8vo xiii pp138 complete with b/w frontis portrait of the author and 8 pages of publisher's adverts to rear. hardcover no dust jacket. Publishers red cloth binding with blind-stamped titles to front board and black titles to spine gilt totally rubbed off in good condition with sunning to spine some shelf wear to top & tail of spine and bumping to tips of boards. Inside cracked in a couple of places with front board a little loose but binding still sound and solid with a little yellowing to pages a few discreet notes and sums to page 115-118 with the occasional mark to pages and some spotting to fore edge. Overall a good copy of this scarce 1st edition. <br /><br /></p> Methuen & Co. Ltd hardcover
1931GB00085ZPRAI5N01Crown Publishers 1931. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Crown Publishers hardcover
19214929<p>Second Printing. In good condition signature and back pastedown stains at margings of pages 54-66 soiling to top edge cloth cover with wear to edges and corners.</p> Henry Holt and Company hardcover
1921419355New York: Henry Holt and Company 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. This is the 3rd Large Printing. Translated by Professor Robert W. Lawson M.Sc. Henry Holt and Company hardcover
1920504910Toronto: The Ryerson Press 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Binding sturdy. Text clean. A well-preserved copy of the first Canadian edition with previous owner's inscription on front free end page. Modest stunning to spine cover else in very good condition indeed. The Ryerson Press Hardcover
1920B6223Toronto; London: the Ryerson Press.; Methuen & Co. Edition. 1920. A near fine example text and illustrations clean and crisp.<br>. Edition: First Canadian Edition. after the first London. Binding: Contemporary full red cloth title on flat spine debossed stamped title on the upper board lacks the dust jacket. Notes: Albert Einstein 1879 – 1955 was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity one of the two pillars of modern physics alongside quantum mechanics. His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. He is best known to the general public for his mass–energy equivalence formula which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect" a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory. Size: Octavo 8vo. Illustration: Illustrated with five diagrams and numerous in text mathematical equations. A foundation work in physics and astronomy. <br><br> Category: Book Canada; Book Science & Technology; the Ryerson Press.; Methuen & Co. Edition. hardcover
1921150518058Methuen & Co. Ltd. London 1921-01-01. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good. 13th edition from 1944 Methuen & Co. Ltd., London hardcover
1943NF0266RELATIVITY Privately published 1943 first edition a vg copy in flexible black leatherette. A seventy page treatise on energy as matter in motion culminating with the general law of relativity. Replete with many mathematical equations and forty-two figures. Privately published 1943 hardcover
192011566<p>Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1920. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. 8vo. 7.7 x 5.2 inches. Portrait frontis and five line diagrams within the text. Complete with the 8pp publishers adverts at back of book. Overall a clean bright copy in recent fine binding of full red morocco. Spine with raised bands compartments ruled decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt others untrimmed with rough edges. ------ This important translation apart from being the first English edition also contains new text written by Einstein specially for this edition-- Appendix III The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity.</p> Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1920 hardcover
19471667New York: Hartsdale 1947. The ownership signature address of Buckminster Fuller appear on the front pastedown. Fuller also dated his entry March 12th 1948.This is his personal copy. <br /> <br /> Buckminster Fuller was a renowned inventor philosopher futurist architect writer social activist designer inventor "intellectual outlaw" and author of more than thirty books The New Yorker In the Outlaw Area Tomkins 12.31.1965. Among many honors Fuller 1895-1983 was selected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. <br /> <br /> EINSTEIN'S WRITING OF THIS BOOK: "After submitting the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915 Einstein began to write a comprehensive summary of the theory for the scientific community. At that time he was already thinking about writing a popular book on relativity—both the special and the general—as he indicated in a letter to his close friend Michele Besso quoted in the epigraph. Einstein completed the manuscript in December and the booklet as he referred to it Relativity: The Special and the General Theory A Popular Account was published in German in the spring of 1917. Einstein believed that the laws of nature could be formulated in a number of simple basic principles and this quest for simplicity characterized his scientific activities. He also believed that it was his duty to explain these principles in simple terms to the general public and to convey the happiness and satisfaction that understanding them can generate. As Einstein stated in the short introduction to his booklet he "spared himself no pains in his endeavour to present the main ideas in the simplest and most intelligible form" Einstein Papers Princeton Press 10. CONDITION & DETAILS: 8vo. Tightly and solidly bound in blue cloth gilt-lettered on the front board and at the spine. The dust jacket is worn but present. The volume and cover are protected with a mylar sheath.Frontispiece portrait. Full table-of-contents and index. Clean and bright throughout. Very good condition. Hartsdale hardcover
1920023653London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1920 pp.xiii 140 including Index Bibliography and 3 Appendixes plus 8-page publisher's catalogue at thr back. Illustrated with a Frontis portrait of the author. Red cloth with gilt title on slightly faded and darkened spine. Very slight fading to top and fore edge of front board. Black ink stain to top edge of rear board and tiny black ink spot to top spine corner of front board. Front and rear free endpapers lightly tanned and two small very light splash marks to blank verso of Contents page. Otherwise pages are clean. Methuen & Co. Ltd. hardcover
