rare books by Miles Mathis

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RELATIVITY, Albert Einstein. Early hardback editions with facsimile dust jackets. This is Einstein's popular exposition of the Special and General Theories of Relativity, published by Henry Holt in the US. I have three copies, one dated 1920 and two dated 1921. All are in very good condition, with no writing or foxing within. The 1920 copy says 1920 on the title page, which indicates a first or very early printing. The other two state 1921 on the title page, which indicates an early printing. All are rare and collectible. I created the facsimile dust jacket myself, so that I could print it on thick archival paper. It will last much longer than the original dust jacket did, especially since all copies are now in new Brodart mylar protectors. Some readers have asked me if I would be willing to sign these books as coming from the library of Miles Mathis. I would, and I can sign in either pencil or pen. However, they aren't signed now, for those who prefer no signatures.

1. RELATIVITY, Einstein. Henry Holt 1920. Front pastedown replaced with archival cream colored paper to match textblock. Dark blue boards with gilt writing on front cover, green writing on spine. No writing or damage within. Very rare. $1800 or make offer.

2. RELATIVITY, Einstein. Henry Holt 1921. Front pastedown replaced with archival cream colored paper to match textblock. Dark blue boards with gilt writing on front cover, green writing on spine. No writing or damage within. Spine ends professionally repaired. Minor water spotting to covers. Rare. $950 or make offer.

3. RELATIVITY, Einstein. Henry Holt 1921. Front pastedown replaced with archival cream colored paper to match textblock. Dark blue boards with gilt writing on front cover, green writing on spine. No writing or damage within. This book is 1/8" wider across the spine than the other two, for reasons unknown to me. Thicker paper. Rare. $1200 or make offer.

4. PRINCIPLE of RELATIVITY, Albrecht Einstein. University of Calcutta. Translated by Saha and Bose. First translation into English of any Einstein books. [Schilpp 128] Biographical Note refers to Einstein as "Albrecht." Includes first book reprint of Einstein's 1905 Annalen der Physik paper "The Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies." Also Minkowski's Principle of Relativity, where he translates Einstein's theory into 4-vector. And Einstein's second paper on General Relativity dated 1916. Spine ends professionally repaired. Front pastedown replaced with archival paper. University library stamp to title page. Extremely rare. $8000 or make offer.

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