The Meaning Of Relativity: Four Lectures Delivered At Princeton University, May, 1921 with 4 Diagrams.
by Albert Einstein
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Methuen & co. ltd, 1922. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1922. First English Edition. 123 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Four black and white diagrams within. Noticeable cracking to front hinge and to gutters, exposing netting. However binding throughout remains firm with all pages attached. Pages are clean overall, with mild tanning throughout. Previous owner's inscription in blue pencil to front pastedown. Occasional thumb-marking. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Small splits to spine ends and corners; cloth is slightly frayed. Black marks with faint water staining to both boards. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Minor dents around edges. Book has a slight forward lean.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1711101472ADA
- Title
- The Meaning Of Relativity: Four Lectures Delivered At Princeton University, May, 1921 with 4 Diagrams.
- Author
- Albert Einstein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen & co. ltd
- Date Published
- 1922
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Acceptable
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...