Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good. First thus; the first English edition, translated by G. B. Jeffery and W. Perrett. Containing "Ether and Relativity," first delivered as an address on May 5, 1920 at the University of Leyden, and "Geometry and Experience," an expanded form of an address to Berlin's Prussian Academy of Sciences on January 27, 1921. Blue paneled cloth with black titling, with a few small spots of soiling, light rubbing to edges gone to slight fraying at spine ends, heavy fading to spine and 1-inch diameter stain at spine's center. Spine square. The first signature is loose, laid-in; the binding is otherwise strong. No missing pages. In original blue dust jacket, about good in Mylar: toned, lightly age-soiled, rubbed, and edgeworn, with chipping at spine ends, fore-edge corners, and an additional chip from the rear fore-edge. Pages lightly and uniformly toned. Text unmarked. Housed protected in modern custom-made navy cloth slipcase, with "E-mc2" stamped in blind to one side.

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Bookseller: The Book Bin (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BBS-2017749
Title: Sidelights on Relativity
Author: Einstein, Albert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Methuen & Co. Ltd
Date Published: 1922
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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