Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$99.95 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: This is an ex-library book and has many expected markings including a black patch with white text on the spine, pen markings on the front end pages and title page, and a blue stamp on the rear end page, title page, index page, and pages 1 and 101. There is also a paper pocket and library index card affixed to the front endpages. This book has a patch of significant white staining covering most of the top half of the back cover, rubbing and surface scratching to both covers, minor shelfwear to the edges and corners of the covers, a shifted spine, loose hinges, gentle cracks to the binding throughout most notable at the front hinges and at the index where the webbing of the binding is exposed, foxing and light staining to pages throughout, a gentle bump to the edge of pages 103-114, a tear approx 1 inch long at the bottom of page 4 near the binding, and an overall gentle aging to the pages, otherwise the book is in fair reference condition for its age, with unmarked pages and a strong cover. Photos available upon request.
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition; 7 1/4 x 5; pp. [8], 1-123, [1]; blue cloth over boards, lettered in gilt; illustrated with diagrams; mild wear to tips of spine and corners; small, discolored spot to upper margin of text block; front hinge a bit weak; overall in very good condition.Einstein's, arguably, last attempt to give a comprehensive overview of his Theory of Relativity, the book contained his Stafford Little Lectures, given at Princeton in 1921. It would also be his only work, which provided an overview of the mathematics and physics of general relativity in layman's terms.
Seller: ZH BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Fremont, CA, U.S.A.
Albert Einstein. The Meaning of Relativity. Princeton University, Princeton New Jersey, 1923.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition . [8], 123 pp. + 8 ads. Original Blue gilt cloth In America, the . First printing of Einstein's public lectures at Princeton University, which were met with great fanfare as the American victory tour of the newly crowned king of modern physics. A massive crowd turned out for the first of these lectures, though attendance dwindled in subsequent lectures as it became clear that even this synthesized overview of relativity remained opaque to all but the most advanced scholars. "Neither before nor afterward did he offer a similarly comprehensive exposition that included not only the theory's technical apparatus but also detailed explanations making his achievement accessible to readers with a certain mathematical knowledge but no prior familiarity with relativity theory." - Gutfreund and Renn, *The Formative Years of Relativity: The History and Meaning of Einstein's Princeton Lectures*.
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Einstein, Albert. THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY. Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1923.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. First American Edition, in original publisher's Navy Blue Cloth, gilt stamped on spine. First American Edition, printed in the Great Britain at the University Press, Aberdeen. Four Lectures Delivered at Princeton University, May 1921. Some minor rubbing on the spine and back and the usual shelf usage. Book is tight and very good condition with toning to the pages with age. The book is over 100 years old. All pages intact. 123 pp including index. Housed in a brown slipcase with E = mc2 embossed.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 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.
Seller: Magus Books of Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1325.87 + shipping
Description: 18 cm. 123 p, publisher's cloth. First American Edition, printed in the UK. Four Lectures Delivered at Princeton University, May 1921. The translation of these lectures into English was made by Edwin Plimpton Adams. Printed in Great Britain at the Aberdeen University Press. Includes index. OCLC:2052552. A fine copy in excellent condition.
Seller: Meiwes, Stuttgart, Germany
Einstein, Albert. The Meaning of Relativity. Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1923.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First American edition, first printing. Near Fine with slight fade to spine cloth, gilt stamping very sharp on front cover. Previous owner bookplate to front paste down with patch of abrasion at nearby gutter. Pages toned, with several hinges just slightly over-opened. In a Very Good dust jacket with a large chip and tear at the top of the spine, toning to spine and edges, and several small edge tears. A very nice copy in the scarce dust jacket.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.