manuscript poem
by EINSTEIN, A.
1954. in German, black ink. Signed “A. Einstein”. A poem written by Einstein to his colleague and collaborator Ernst Straus and his son Daniel. “Dear Strausse both! My best wishes and greetings in poetic form. It brings even more happiness If it has been anticipated for so long also in one’s circle of friends the event is doubly appreciated. This is what I wish: Let Daniel be like his father thoroughly intelligent and not... Read More
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Das relativitatsprinzip: eine sammlung von abhandlungen
by EINSTEIN, A., LORENTZ, H.A., MINKOWSKI, H.
Leipzig and Berlin: B.G. Teubner, 1915. With frontispiece portrait of Minkowski and text figures. Boards, spine and corners frayed and cracking. Sammelband containing the original papers on the special and general theories of relativity with a foreword by O. Blumenthal. It is in Minkowski's famous paper, Raum und Zeit (Space and time), that he proposes the concept of time as the fourth dimension and initiates a mathematical study that became the basis of the later development of the theory.... Read More
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“Über einen die erzeugung und verwandlung des lichtes betreffenden heuristischen gesichtspunkt,” “Über die von der molekularkinetischen theorie der Wärme geforderte bewegung von in ruhenden flüssigkeiten suspendierten teilchen,” and “Zur elektrodynamik bewegter körper” in Annalen der Physik, vol. 17
by [EINSTEIN, Albert]
Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1905. FIRST EDITION. Line-block and halftone text illustrations, one folding table, 3 halftone plates, 1 collotype plate. Contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, title and date in gilt on spine; an excellent copy with the small stamp of the University of Basel on the fly-leaf, preserved in a clamshell box. First edition, journal issues, of three important early papers by Einstein. In the first paper, “Einstein suggested that light be considered a collection of independent particles of... Read More
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Signed photograph by Aaron Tycko
by [EINSTEIN, Albert]
Los Angeles, 1933. Signed by the photographer, [Aaron] Tycko of Los Angeles. Prominently signed “Albert Einstein. 1933” below image. Rarely seen photograph of the famous scientist, taken during his last visit to Southern California in January 1933, the month Hitler took power in his native Germany. During the five-month trip Einstein (1879-1955) spent most of his time at the Mount Wilson Observatory and the California Institute of Technology, where he was offered a position. Later that year he renounced... Read More
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The evolution of physics
by EINSTEIN, Albert and INFELD, Leopold
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1938. FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING. Original cloth; interior clean. A newspaper article pasted onto the paste-down plus the flaps from the dust jacket pasted in. Ownership signature of Charles Schuchert (1858-1942), American paleontologist that was the leader in the development of paleogeography on the fly-leaf. First edition, third printing. Intended as an explanation of the totality of Einstein’s accomplishments for the layperson, the publication of this extraordinarily successful work was also used in an... Read More
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Die Grundlage der allgemeinen relativitatstheorie
by EINSTEIN, Albert
Leipzig: J.A Barth, 1916. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Original printed wrappers on rippled paper; wrappers and interior soiled and spotted, mostly likely with minor water damage. From the library of Einstein protege Dr. Kurt Eisenmann with his siganture and stamps. First separate printing of Einstein’s classic paper. Not an offprint from the Annalen der Physik as is often thought, but a completely new setting of type with significant and important additions and revisions, including an introduction published here for the... Read More
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Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie
by EINSTEIN, A[lbert]
Berlin: Verlag der Akademia der Wissenschaften in Kommission bei Walter de Gruyter, 1929. FIRST EDITION. Original printed orange wrappers; a fine copy, unopened, and bound into morocco-backed cloth boards, spine labeled in gilt. First edition, first issue, in the rare author’s offprint form with a newly set title-page. One of Einstein’s last important scientific works, this publication of the unified field theory caused quite a sensation. It was the first separate printing of one of a series of five... Read More
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“Zur Quantentheorie der Strahlung.” In Physikalische Zeitschrift, XVIII, pp. 121-128
by EINSTEIN, Albert
Leipzig: S. Hirzel, 1917. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, preserved in a morocco slipcase. An excellent clean copy. First edition of this classic work on the quantum theory of radiation by Einstein in which he predicts the existence of the phenomenon of stimulated emission of radiation. He here analyzes the properties of photons and demonsrtrtes that Planck’s law is directly deducible from quantum theory and the concept of transition probabilities. Four decades later MASER and LASER... Read More
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Ett år i stilla hafvet reseminnen från Patagonien, Chili, Peru, Californien, Britiska Columbia och Oceanien
by EKELOF, Adolf
Stockholm: Lith. Art. Anstalt, 1872. FIRST EDITION. With 12 tinted lithograph plates. Original printed and decorated boards, rebacked, new endpapers; boards worn and rubbed with minor tears, some leaves toned due to paper stock, but generally a good copy. First edition. This is the account of the 1867-1868 Pacific voyage by a Swedish officer on the HMS Zealous, which sailed up the coast of South America to Canada, with a side visit to the Hawaiian islands. Fascinating details of... Read More
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The sacred wood
by ELIOT, T.S.
London: Methuen & Co., 1920. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. Original blue cloth. With dustjacket (spine torn away but present). Interior fine. First edition, first state. Presentation inscription by the author on the title to Gene Andrewski dated 29 iv 58.
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A monograph of the pittidae, or, family of ant thrushes
by ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1863. FIRST EDITION. With 31 beautiful hand-colored lithographed plates after D. G. Elliot, E. Maubert, A. Mesnel and 1 unsigned plate after C.P. Tholey. Modern brown morocco, author and title in gilt on spine, a.e.g. First edition, a fine copy of Elliot’s beautiful paintings of the pittas, small Asian forest birds whose brilliant colors and bold patterns would be a treat for any artist. This was Elliot’s first publication with his own illustrations.... Read More
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A review of the primates
by ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud
New York, 1912. FIRST EDITION. Complete with index and errata, frontispieces, memorandum slip tipped in at page 257 in Vol. III. With 27 colored plates (after J. Wolf, Smit and Keulemans), and 135 black and white plates. Original blue buckram, gilt lettering on spine; despite some fading on the biding, a fine, clean copy from the libraries of University of Kansas with its blind-stamp on the title page of Vol. I and Dr. James M. Dolan Jr., director of collections for... Read More
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A monograph of the tetraoninae, or family of the grouse
by ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud
New York: Published by the Author, 1865. FIRST EDITION. With 27 fine hand-colored lithographic mounted on guards, all by C.F. Tholey after Elliot and J. Wolf with the exception of 2 hand-colored plates of eggs after W.S. Morgan, all printed by Bowen & Co. of Philadelphia. Contemporary half green morocco, edges and corners worn; interior excellent. First edition of one of the most important ornithological works printed in America. “Next only to Audubon’s, the Elliot works are the most... Read More
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Invisible man
by ELLISON, Ralph
New York: Random House, 1952. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Publisher’s tan and black cloth, minor soiling on front cover, no dust jacket; interior excellent. First edition, first printing of Ellison’s first and only novel printed during his lifetime. Hailed as one of the one hundred best English-language novels of the twentieth century, the story provides a unique and stirring portrayal of the African American experience, addressing many of the mid- century social and intellectual issues. In a far-reaching and... Read More
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Robert Motherwell: The complete prints 1940-1991: A catalogue raisonné
by ENGBERG, Siri & BANACH, Joan
Minneapolis: Walker Art Center; New York: Hudson Hills, 2003. FIRST EDITION. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations, plus 536 full-color prints. Publisher’s cloth, titles in silver, original photographic illustrated dust jacket; in excellent condition. First edition of this new work covering all of Motherwell’s prints. This catalogue raisonné, with a new text, chronology and bibliography, does contain a concordance referencing prints which were included in his earlier catalogue raisonné. It also contains an essay on Motherwell’s print-making history. ... Read More
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Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning’s Map of Illinois
by ENSIGN, BRIDGMAN & FANNING
New York: Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning. In the original publisher’s cloth binding, decorated in blind, gilt on front cover; list of publisher’s maps, charts and books on the front paste-down, and with the exception of a very small 2 inch tear in crease, in excellent condition. This map of Illinois shows county boundaries in different colors along with cities, towns, rivers roads and railroads. There is an inset map of Chicago at lower left, showing city blocks and the... Read More
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Medical almanac collection
by EPHEMERA
Born from ancient and medieval traditions the almanac became one of the most common household books after the bible. These texts often contained a calendar, lunar cycles, tidal tables, weather forecasts, optimal times for farming and planting, holidays or church festivals, astrological guides to medicine or bloodletting, and various other chronological information for specialized audiences. This large collection spanning 109 volumes of charming nineteenth century medical almanacs includes discussions of various ailments and their treatments, general information about health... Read More
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Die erste Hülfe bei Verletzungen. Ein populärer Vortrag
by ESMARCH, Dr. [Johann] F[riedrich August von]
Hannover: Carl Rümpler, 1875. FIRST PRINTING. With 26 text illustrations, some full-page. Original printed wrappers, both detached, wrappers and text leaves soiled with some water staining. First printing of the rare lecture on first aid. An interesting and very specific treatment of approaching injuries, including military, all highlighted with exacting illustrations. Esmarch (1823-1908) was a professor of surgery and surgeon general to the German Army during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870.He was known for his invention of an... Read More
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Panegyring medicam indicit
by ETTMULLER, Michael [Ernst]
Lipsiæ: Rothianis, 1723. ORIGINAL DISSERTATION. With 1 folding engraved plate. In wrappers as issued. Notation in early (contemporary?) hand on front wrapper. This original dissertation for a medical degree on the subject of pancreatic tumours is by Michael Ernst Ettmuller (1673-1732), the son of the great Leipzig physician of the same name. Michael Sr. (1644-1683) was an extraordinary professor of surgery and anatomy who enjoyed a great reputation as a lecturer and wrote many tracts on medical and chemical... Read More
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Euclidis elementorum libri XV. Accessit XVI. de solidorum regularium comparatione. Omnes perspicuis demonstrationibus, accuratisque scholiis illustrati ..
by EUCLID. CLAVIUS, Christoph
Rome: Bartholomeo Grassi, 1589. SECOND CLAVIUS EDITION. Engraved titles, text within ruled borders, numerous diagrams and charts throughout. Contemporary vellum, author and title in contemporary ink on spines; some minor spotting, but over all an excellent set from the library of J. Ernest G. Yalden (1870-1937), creator and first superintendant of the Baron DeHirsch Trade School of New York City, with his bookplate on both paste-downs. Second edition edited by Clavius. “In 1574 a new departure in the matter... Read More
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Old ballads. Historical and narrative, with some of modern date; collected from rare copies and mss
by EVANS, Thomas & EVANS, Robert
London: R.H. Evans, 1810. Third edition. Contemporary green blind-stamped cloth, spines lettered in gilt, front hinge to Volume I loose; apart from very light scattered foxing, a lovely uncut copy from the library of Charles Tyler Prouty, with his bookplate in each volume, small ex-libris stamps to contents pages. New edition of this classic set of songs and ballads by the famous London bookseller. This, the third edition, was revised and enlarged by his son, R.H. Evans, also a... Read More
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Memoirs of John Evelyn, Esq. F.R.S. ..
by EVELYN, John
London: Henry Colburn, 1819. SECOND EDITION. Engraved frontispiece portraits in both volumes, double-page genealogical chart and 9 engraved plates. Contemporary half-calf and marbled boards, rebacked with the original backstrip laid down, boards worn; interior generally excellent with some staining at the end of the first volume. With the bookplates of Francis Robert Davies, C. Sewell Thomas and Marie Wade Thomas (motto “the poetry of Earth is never dead”) and the Memorial Collection at the Regis College Library of Denver,... Read More
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Memoirs of John Evelyn, Esq. F.R.S. ..
by EVELYN, John
London: Henry Colburn, 1827. THIRD EDITION. Frontispiece in each volume plus 5 folding plates and a folding genealogical table. Contemporary half calf, spines gilt with raised bands and labels, top fore-edge gilt, marbled endpapers; interiors in excellent condition with only some minor foxing on title pages and frontispieces. From the library of Captain Frederick Aarons (1888–1916?), an Australian bombardier who served in World War I with his decorative bookplate in each volume. Third edition. The first three volumes includes... Read More
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Vade mecum praestigio practicum seu methodus benedictionum et exorcismorum contra maleficia et praestigia
by MANUSCRIPT; EXORCISM
?Germany, 1706. Manuscript in brown ink on paper in Latin and German written in two highly legible secretary hands by one scribe (one for Latin and one for German), single- and double-column, 27 lines to a full page. Contemporary blind-ruled black morocco, red edges. Authorial inscription on the pastedown dated 1706, ex-libris inscription on the title verso “J.M. Herré Presbyt. 1802.” In excellent condition. A unique and curious manuscript manual for pharmaceutical exorcisms, highlighting a pivotal moment in Enlightenment... Read More
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The genuine letters of Baron Fabricius, envoy from his serene highness the Duke Administrator of Holstein to Charles XII of Sweden..
by FABRICE, [Friedrich Ernst von]
London: Printed for T. Becket and P.A. Dehondt, 1761. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Modern quarter calf with cloth boards, spine label with title in gilt on red background; title page slightly loose. Two bookplates, one with the letter “W” and the other bearing a stylized “A.” Excellent condition. First edition in English. This fascinating collection of letters was written to Charles XII and others in his circle by Baron Fabrice during their exile from Sweden. After a disastrous campaign... Read More
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