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Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY The Special & the General Theory. A Populay Exposition. Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1920.

Price: US$455.06 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 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.

Seller: C & J Read - Books, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom

ALBERT EINSTEIN. RELATIVITY THE SPECIAL & THE GENERAL THEORY A POPULAR EXPOSITION. METHUEN & CO, LONDON, 1920.

Price: US$494.06 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: THIRD EDITION, HARDBACK IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, FRONTIS PLATE & HALF TITLE. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES. EVEN FADING TO CLOTH SPINE WITH SLIGHT FADING TO EDGES OF BOARDS, SMALL MARK TO MIDDLE OF SPINE, ENDPAPERS BROWNED, OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING MOSTLY TO PAGE FORE-EDGES & OUTER PAGE MARGINS. OVERALL A VERY GOOD COPY. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.

Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

EINSTEIN (Albert). Relativity. The Special & the General Theory: A Popular Exposition. Authorised Translation by Robert W. Lawson. With five diagrams and a portrait of the author.. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1920.

Price: US$513.57 + shipping

Description: Second English edition, 8vo, xiii, [3], 138, [2] + 8pp., of adverts, frontis., portrait of Einstein, ownership signature to front endpaper 'F.U.? Archibald, October 29. 1920', endpapers foxed, orig. red cloth, spine a little faded, small whitish stain to upper and lower cover.

Seller: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, United Kingdom

EINSTEIN, Albert; INFELD, Leopold.. RELATIVITY The Special & the General Theory, A Popular Exposition. Authorised Translation by Robert W. Lawson. With five diagrams and a portrait of the author.. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1920., 1920.

Price: US$643.58 + shipping

Description: Second English edition, 8vo., publisher?s red cloth, gilt, pp.xiii,(3),138,(2),8(adverts), frontispiece portrait;neat signature to front free endpaper, light foxing to fore-edges and prelims, otherwise a very attractive, bright, clean copy.

Seller: Minster Gate Bookshop (est. 1970), YORK, United Kingdom

EINSTEIN, Albert (translation by Robert W Lawson). Relativity the Special and the General Theory - A Popular Exposition. Methuen, London, 1920.

Price: US$682.59 + shipping

Description: 8vo in blind ruled red cloth, gilt lettering to spine, portrait frontispiece, xiii + 138pp, bibliography, index, 5 diagrams in text etc. Second edition published 3 months after the first and otherwise identical. This copy comes with a very convincing facsimile dust jacket CONDITION: A well preserved VERY GOOD+ clean and tight unmarked copy (spine slightly dulled, end-papers and page-block edges mildly tanned) ] __NOTE. Depending on destination, this item may require an extra payment for shipping insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved the extra cost._ ._We Ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS

Seller: David Bunnett Books, London, United Kingdom

Albert Einstein. Relativity the Special & the General Theory A Popular Exposition. the Ryerson Press.; Methuen & Co. Edition., Toronto; London, 1920.

Price: US$950.00 + shipping

Description: Edition : First Canadian Edition., after the first London., Contemporary full red cloth, title on flat spine, debossed stamped title on the upper board, lacks the dust jacket. , 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.), Illustrated with five diagrams and numerous in text mathematical equations. A foundation work in physics and astronomy. A near fine example, text and illustrations clean and crisp.

Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada

Albert Einstein, Authorised Translation By Robert Lawson. The Theory of Relativity. Methuen, London, 1920.

Price: US$968.63 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, first printing stated on verso of title page. Binding sound and tight, text clean and free of markings. The odd foxing freckle near endpapers. B&W portrait frontis, many line illus. in text. Boards have blind-stamped titling to front, keyline. Minor fade to cloth. Spine is sunfaded with titling dulled and reversed out, clearly readable. There is minor shelf rubbing, and a 3mm ding to the front board which has torn the cloth with no loss thereby. Overall though, an excellent copy of this sought-after work. Size: 12mo

Seller: Book Bungalow, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Einstein, Albert; Lawson, Robert W. (Translator). Relativity, The Special & the General Theory. A Popular Exposition.. Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 1920.

Price: US$1200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First English edition. Prize awarded to a shipwright apprentice by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty with their presentation bookplate and stamp on the half-title. Hardcover, bound in red cloth. The spine faded; nicks to the cloth at the rear hinge. Endpapers discolored, the text bright and unmarked.

Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.

Einstein, Albert. Relativity, the Special & The General Theory: a Popular Exposition. Authorised Translation By Robert W. Lawson. London: Methuen, 1920.

Price: US$1222.16 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First printing of the first English edition. Weil 90a. Small octavo. pp: xiii, (3), 138, (2), 8(adverts)., portrait frontispiece. Good copy in original publisher's cloth, spine a little faded and rubbed. Internally very good apart from browning of endpapers as usual. Includes Appendix III "The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity" written specially by Einstein for this translation.

Seller: Mark Westwood Books PBFA, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom

Einstein, Albert.. Relativity, The Special & The General Theory. A Popular Exposition. Authorised Translation By Robert W, Lawson, D. Sc. University Of Sheffield.. Methuen & Co. Ltd., London., 1920.

Price: US$1235.16 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition thus, 1920. The authorised translation by Robert W. Lawson. Frontispiece of Einstein and diagrams throughout. Page edges foxed and endpapers unevenly browned. Two inscriptions on front free endpaper, one dated 1920 and the other dated 1942. Some mathematical calculations in pencil on the rear endpaper. Inner hinges cracked, still firmly attached. Publishers red cloth with light rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine. Top corners lightly bumped. The gilt lettering on the spine is tarnished. Some general marking, else very good copy. Scarce. 138 p.

Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom

EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955).. Relativity. The Special & the General Theory. A Popular Exposition - First Edition. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1920.

Price: US$1300.17 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, first printing. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xiii; [3]; 138; [2]; [8 of publisher's advertisements]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in gilt to spine. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Ownership inscription of R.S. Smith dated 1920 to flyleaf, some neat annotation to page 45. Textblock bright and clean with no spotting, some toning and spotting to endpapers, dustiness to top edge. Cloth shows well, some ring marks to upper, spine moderately faded with the gilt dulled as often found. Very good. The first appearance in English of Einstein's groundbreaking work, translated from the third German edition of 1918.

Seller: Benedict Wilson Books, Tonbridge, KENT, United Kingdom

Albert Einstein. Relativity, The Special and the General Theory, A Popular Exposition. Methuen & Co, London UK, 1920.

Price: US$1495.19 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A first edition of Relativity, in English translated by Robert W. Lawson with five diagrams and a portrait of the author. With appendix III "The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity". Original red cloth boards with faded spine, light wear and spotting. Bumped corner of front board. Some browning with light spotting of the front, rear pages and page ends. Generally clean contents and wear consistent with age and usage. 138 pp with 8 pages of advertisements.

Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom

Einstein, Albert. The Theory of Relativity. Methuen and Co, London, 1920.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First British edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Near Fine with fading to spine and light wear at spine ends. Browning to endhseets, former owner name to front free endpaper, pages toned and several hinges slightly exposed.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Einstein, Albert. The Theory of Relativity. Methuen and Co, London, 1920.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First British edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Very Good with light lean to spine, heavy foxing to textblock edge and sporadically throughout contents, endsheets browned and former owner name in light pencil to the front free endpaper.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

EINSTEIN, Albert; LAWSON, Robert W. (ed.). Relativity: The Special & the General Theory. A Popular Exposition. Methuen & Co, London, 1920.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 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. 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.

Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada

Einstein, Albert. Relativity, the Special and the General Theory: A Popular Exposition. London, 1920. Methuen & Co Ltd., London, 1920.

Price: US$1500.58 + shipping

Description: First English edition. Authorised translation by Robert W. Lawson, D.Sc. With five Diagrams, portrait of the author by Hermann Struck. 19 cm. 8vo., [2], XIII, [3], 138, [2], 8 p., original red cloth, spine faded.Owners signature and date of purchase 1920 on flyleaf. Listed in '100 Books That Shaped World History.' The importance of this English edition is that it contains an additional chapter specially written by Einstein: The Experimental Confirmation of the General Theory of Relativity. Weil 90/a; Schilpp-Shields 130, Boni 91/a. A fine copy.

Seller: Meiwes, Stuttgart, Germany

Einstein, Albert. Relativity: The Special And General Theory.. Methuen and Co, London, 1920.

Price: US$2000.00 + shipping

Description: First edition of the scientist's ground breaking work. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece of the author and with five diagrams. In near fine condition with the spine gilt bright. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. An exceptional example. 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).

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Einstein, Albert. RELATIVITY : The Special & The General Theory. METHUEN & CO. LTD., LONDON, 1920.

Price: US$2225.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: We believe this to be the 1st UK Edition translated from the 3rd German edition of 1918, no reference to prior UK editions is made on verso of title page, simply "This translation was first published in 1920"s, small 8vo; first appearance in UK is also dated 1920, this copy is ex a private library and has a disc central lower spine about the size of 5p in somewhat darker red where presumable asmall label was removed; inside on the front pastedown is a bookplate which reads: A Gift from the library of the late Dr. J.N. Sugden killed by enemy action in London, July, 1944; on the ffep is the signature of Dr. Sugden; Covers a little rubbed at extrems and some colour variation; still near VG Copy ; no dj;A Popular Exposition; authorized translation by Robert W. Lawson, D.Sc.; with five diagrams and a portrait of the Author; frontispiece. DR. JAMES N. SUGDEN, senior lecturer in inorganic chemistry in the Imperial College of Science and Technology, who was killed by a flying bomb on July 11, 1944, was born at Silsden, near Keighley, on March 27, 1894. As a pupil of the Trade and Grammar School, Keighley, he came under the influence of a former student of chemistry in the Royal College of Science, Mr. Harry Harper, and after a period of study at the Technical College, Huddersfield, he proceeded to South Kensington in 1913. DATE PUBLISHED: 1920 EDITION: First UK Editi 138

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Einstein, Albert. Relativity: The Special and General Theory: A Popular Exposition. METHUEN, LONDON, 1920.

Price: US$2225.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: translated by Robert W. Lawson; 8 pages publishers list; portrait frontis; 5 text illustrations, original red cloth gilt; spine very slightly faded; browning, spotting to leaf edges,general wear and rubbed cover. tight binding. this translation was first published in 1920, Part of the Preface is Note to the Third Edition DATE PUBLISHED: 1920 EDITION: 138

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Einstein, Albert; Authorised Translation By Robert W, Lawson,. Relativity the Special & general Theory a Popular Exposition. METHUEN & CO, LONDON, 1920.

Price: US$5000.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: gilt on spine, text block unmarked, princeton antiques book plate on inside of front cover, 8 page publisher catalogue in rear, mildly shelf worn, light foxing. The authorised translation by Robert W. Lawson. Frontispiece of Einstein and 5 diagrams throughout. Copyright page states "This traslation was first published in 1920." DATE PUBLISHED: 1920 EDITION: 128

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Einstein, Albert. Relativity: The Special And General Theory.. Methuen and Co, London, 1920.

Price: US$12500.00 + shipping

Description: 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 at rear. 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).

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Einstein, Albert. Relativity: The Special And General Theory.. Methuen and Co, London, 1920.

Price: US$15000.00 + shipping

Description: 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 light wear and rubbing. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. An exceptional example, uncommon in this condition. 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).

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.