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Einstein, Albert
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Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. Evanston: Library of Living Philosophers, 1949
8o (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.; 248 x 165 mm). Photographic frontispiece portrait and plates. Original brown textured cloth over bevelled boards, top edge gilt, uncut and portions unopened, in publisher's slipcase; extremities of slipcase torn.
8o (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.; 248 x 165 mm). Photographic frontispiece portrait and plates. Original brown textured cloth over bevelled boards, top edge gilt, uncut and portions unopened, in publisher's slipcase; extremities of slipcase torn.
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Original brown textured cloth over bevelled boards, top edge gilt, uncut and portions unopened, in publisher's slipcase; extremities of slipcase torn.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition, number 751 of 760 copies signed by Einstein ("Albert Einstein. 49."). Einstein's "Autobiographical Notes" occupy the first 96 pages of the volume published in English with the German text on facing pages. He also contributed "Remarks to the Essays Appearing in this Collective Volume" (pp. 663-688). Einstein's "autobiographical notes" is actually an account of the development of his scientific thought, and is a major original contribution. His response to the essays published in the volume is significant because of the high quality of the contributors that include: Arnold Sommerfeld, Louis de Broglie, Wolfgang Pauli, Max Born, Niels Bohr, Hans Reichenbach, Percy Bridgman, F. S. C. Northrop, E. A. Milne, Leopold Infeld, Max von Laue, and Kurt Gödel. This deluxe edition is the only edition of any book for which Einstein signed a significant number of copies, usually refusing to do so on other occasions.