[Einstein, Albert] — Paul Arthur Schlipp | A deluxe edition, signed by Einstein

[Einstein, Albert] — Paul Arthur Schlipp

Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist. Evanston, Illinois: The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc., 1949

8vo (237 x 157 mm, uncut). Photographic frontispiece after Yousuf Karsh, photographic and facsimile illustrations, limitation statement on the front free endpaper; two stray spots to font free endpaper and half-title, occasional mild offsetting from photographic illustrations, newspaper clippings and ribbon loosely inserted. Publisher's brown cloth, spine and upper cover gilt-stamped, top edges gilt. In original slipcase.

First edition, signed and dated by Albert Einstein on the limitation statement, number 452 of 760 numbered copies. Einstein's "Autobiographical Notes," published here en face in German and English, is an account of the development of his scientific thinking, and is itself a substantial original contribution. The volume features works from several contributors, including Wolfgang Pauli, Louis de Broglie, Max Born, Kurt Gödel, and Niels Bohr, among others. In response, Einstein also contributed "Remarks Concerning the Essays Brought Together in this Co-Operative Volume," in which he replies to the various essays.