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Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist; Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp
by Einstein, Albert
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About This Item
Evanston, Ill: Library of Living Philosophers, Inc, 1949. Signed Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine. The signed limited edition of Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist, from the Library of Living Philosophers.. Octavo, xvi, 779pp. Publisher's brown textured cloth, title stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt, Numerous unopened leaves, internally fine. Lacking the scarce glassine dust jacket. Includes a purchase invoice from March of 1968. Housed in the publisher's brown cardboard slipcase, shelf wear to panels, bumped corners, solid binding. From a limited edition of 760 signed copies, with 10 for presentation, this being number 64, signed and dated by Albert Einstein on limitation page. Includes 25 "Descriptive and Critical Essays" on the scientific work of Albert Einstein, by his contemporaries, including Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Niels Bohr and many more.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14541
- Title
- Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist; Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp
- Author
- Einstein, Albert
- Illustrator
- The signed limited edition of Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist, from the Library of Living Philosophers.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Library of Living Philosophers, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Evanston, Ill
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie, Gemeinverständlich, first edition Albert Einstein, first edition Relativity Einstein, Theory of Relativity Einstein, The World as I see it Einstein, Einstein on Israel and Zion
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- Leaves
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- Gilt
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- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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