Einstein as Myth and Muse.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Illustrated. 224pp. 8vo, boards. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1985). More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Illustrated. 224pp. 8vo, boards. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1985). More
Chicago: Northwestern University Press, 1939. Frontispiece portrait with b/w drawings and diagrams throughout. xxi, 300 pages. Large 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards (spine sunned and somewhat edgeworn). Chicago: Northwestern University Press, 1939. Ghosts of erased pencil marks in some margins, and a few pages with more extensive scholarly notations and diagrams remaining; still overall a very good solid copy. Translated from the Italian and Latin into English by Henry Crew and Alfonso de Salvio. With an introduction by Antonio Favaro... More
New York: Macmillan, 1933. Translated from the Italian and Latin by Henry Crew and Alfonso De Salvio. Introduction by Antonio Favaro. Frontispiece portrait and other illustrations/diagrams throughout. 300 pages. Large 8vo, gray cloth-backed boards with paper spine label (corners a bit bumped; staining on rear cover; pages somewhat wavy). New York: Macmillan, 1933. Penciling on front endpaper, else internally clean and solid. Very good. More
PART ONE ONLY. 1 lithographic plate; soiled. 16 pages. Slim 4to, modern wrappers. From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. (London, 1858-59). Inscribed by the author. Report on his important experiments on the discharge of electricity through gases at low pressure, by one of the founders of the Chemical Society. More
PARTS ONE AND TWO. 2 lithographic plates. 16 & 23 pages. Slim 4to, modern wrappers. From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 1858 (pp. 1-16) and 1859 (pp. 137-160). London, 1858-1859. Reports on his important experiments on the discharge of electricity through gases at low pressure, by one of the founders of the Chemical Society. More
163 illus. 492pp. Tall 8vo, cloth; ex-lib. Berlin, 1933. Volume 22, part 1, of the second edition of the Handbuch der Physik. Includes notably Lise Meitner's "Kernstrucktur," pages 118- 153, and Otto Hahn's "Verwendung der Radioaktiven Elemente und Atomarten in der Chemie," pages 311-325. More
New York: Murray Hill Books, 1932. 508 illustrations (b/w). 972 pages. Thick 8vo., red cloth boards, dust wrapper shows chips, sunning, and wear. New York: Murray Hill Books, (1932). Second revised and enlarged edition. A very good(+) copy in a good wrapper. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1971. Illustrated with facsimiles of handwritten pages. 359 pages, small 4to, light blue cloth, dust wrapper (price clipped). Princeton: Princeton U.P. (1971). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. A monograph treating Carnot's scientific work, with facsimile reproduction of his unpublished writings on mechanics and on the calculus, and an essay concerning the latter by A.P. Youshekevitch. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1930. 487pp. Thick 8vo, blind-stamped and gilt-lettered blue cloth (just a touch edgeworn; neatly inked name inside cover, otherwise a near fine copy). New York: Simon and Schuster, 1930. First edition. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950. Frontis. Black & white illustrations. 352 pages. 8vo with red cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is price-clipped, worn, with small tears on front bottom cover, and near the corners. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950. A very good copy. More
Leipzig: akademische, 1925. Drei Vorlesungen. 11 illustrations, 120 pages. 12mo, original stiff printed wrappers. Leipzig, 1925. A very good copy. More
Sechs Vortraege. 33 illus. 93 pages. 8vo, original gray printed wrappers (pages brittle, margins chipped & browned). Stuttgart, 1921. More
New York: Knopf, 2004. Illustrated. xii + 569 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Free Press, 1998. Illustrated in black and white. 545 pages. Large 8vo, black cloth-backed boards with gold lettering, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). New York: The Free Press, (1998). First edition. Remainder mark at bottom edge. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Edited by Mary Gribbin. Illustrations by Jonathan Gribbin. Timelines by Benjamin Gribbin. More
Paris: Hachette, 1874. Color frontispiece. Profusely illustrated with 22 plates, including 6 in color, and 427 in-text drawings. 743pp., short thick 4to, contemporary binding of full gilt- stamped purple morocco (leather is edgeworn and a bit faded; front endpaper detached; very clean internally). Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1874. Text in French. Very good. More
Paris: Chez Gueffier, 1769. 4 volumes, bound in 2. Illustrated with 74 folding plates, all but 6 being hand-colored. Thick short 8vos, contemporary calf, elaborate gilt-decorated spines with raised bands, marbled endpapers. Paris: Chez Gueffier, 1769. First edition. A near fine copy of this fascinating, early book with very interesting plates relating to mathematics, physics, scientific experiments, optics, magic, perspective, cards, electricity, heat, firearms, fireworks, occult, and more. More
New York: Van Nostrand, 1903. 41 illus. 72pp. + ads. Thin 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered cloth. New York: Van Nostrand, 1903. First Edition. Very good (+). Inscribed by the author. Hammer was an assistant to Thomas Edison and responsible for tests and records on incandescent lamps, later chief engineer of the Boston Edison Company and Edison's personal representative to the Paris Exposition of 1889. DAB. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1948. Illustrated. xxix, 302 pages, small 4to, original dark blue cloth (lightly rubbed). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1948. First Edition. A very good (+) copy. Volume XVI of the Annals of the Computation Laboratory of Harvard University. More
New York: Bantam, 2001. Illustrated in color. 216 pages. Square 8vo, black boards, d.w. (scratched). New York: Bantam, (2001). A near fine copy-- page edges a touch sunned-- in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Bantam, 1988. With an Introduction by Carl Sagan. Illustrations. 198 pages. Slim 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Bantam Books, (1988). First American Edition. Third printing. Fine, in a price-intact wrapper. More
New York: Bantam, 1988. With an Introduction by Carl Sagan. Illustrations. 198 pages. Slim 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Bantam Books, (1988). First American Edition. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. First issue, which, because of many misprints, including missing dedication and table of contents leaves, was recalled from booksellers, and destroyed. This is a fine copy in a silver dust wrapper (later changed to blue), with a price of $18.95 on the front flap. More
New York: Bantam, 1993. 182 pages. Slim 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Bantam Books, 1993. Second printing. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Viking, 1949. Illustrated. xiii + 205 pages, 8vo, cloth. New York: The Viking Press, 1949. A very good copy lacking dust wrapper. More
Berkeley: University of California, 1989. Illustrated. xxvii + 586 pages, thick 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; some foxing to fore and top edges. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1989). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Leipzig: Von Veit, 1898. Nach Ihrer Geschichtlichen Entwickelung. Text figures. 8vo, cloth lightly rubbed. Leipzig: Von Veit, 1898. Very good. Some pencillings in the margins; ownership inscription on endpaper. More
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