First Edition, First Printing "Relativity" by Einstein with Custom Clamshell Box
Item Details
The volume Relativity, The Special and the General Theory: A Popular Exposition by Albert Einstein is a first English translation of the German edition. With the original dust jacket displaying the price of 5/-net to the spine, the jacket also features information on the text to the front cover, bibliographical information for books by Sir Ray Lankester to the front flap, Sir Oliver Lodge to the rear flap and other volumes published by Methuen & Company to the back cover. This volume is housed in a custom made clamshell box with gilt lettering to the spine.
| Title and Author/Editor | Relativity, The Special and the General Theory: A Popular Exposition (Albert Einstein) |
| Genre | Science, Mathematics and Engineering |
| Translator | Robert W. Lawson |
| Binding | Cloth on board, Clamshell box |
| Dust Jacket | Yes |
| Publisher or Printer | Methuen & Co. |
| Publication Year | 1920 |
| Period | Early 20th Century |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Edition Statement | First Translated Edition after the Third German Edition |
| Language | English |
| Number of Books | 1 |
Condition
- wear to the dust jacket with chipping, paper loss to the spine, sunning and soiling; bumped corners and rubbed edges to the cover; fading, bleeding and writing to the front endpapers; slight foxing and tanning to text edges and text blocks.
Dimensions
- measures clamshell box.
Item #
ITMG562519
