Interiors & Decorations

Jewellery & Precious Stones

Watches, Pens & Lighters

Fashion

Coins & Stamps

Comics & Animation

Classic Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia

Wine, Whisky & Spirits

Asian & Tribal Art

Trading Cards

Toys & Models

Archaeology & Natural History

Sports

Music, Movies & Cameras

Books & Historical Memorabilia

The oldest and most precious books brought to you by {name}

Ilaria Colombo

Scarce Title of Einstein's Work of 'The World as I See It'

“The book is composed of assorted articles, addresses, letters, interviews and pronouncements, it includes Einstein's opinions on the meaning of life, ethics, science, society, religion, and politics”.

Item Description
First impression of 1940 small size edition, from The Thinker's Library, No. 79. The book is authorised English translation of the volume ‘Mein Weltbild’ by Albert Einstein. Published by Watts & Co, London, 1940. Publishers’ original brown cloth boards with black titles to spine and front board.

Book Dimensions: 17 x 11 cm & Number of Pages: 112.

Condition
Firm and well bound copy. Light wear to boards ‘corners, edges, and to head, and foot of spine. Internally; the book is in good condition. Neat name to top front free endpaper page. Top corner of margin second front free endpaper page is slightly cut out. Annotations to some pages. The text is clean with foxing to pages. All pages are tightly held at the gutter. Inner hinges are good (Please see pictures).




















Collected works, Philosophy, Physics - Quantity: 1 - Book

Albert Einstein - The World as I See It - 1940

Books

Reserve price

No reserve price

Buy now

Budget

From

Closing date

Monday

Sunday

4 July

6 July

Tuesday

9 July

3 July

Wednesday

11 July

Thursday

5 July

10 July

8 July

7 July

Location

France

Italy

The Netherlands

Germany

Spain

United Kingdom

Belgium

Switzerland

Poland

Austria

Romania

Greece

Israel

Ireland

Portugal

Denmark

Latvia

Japan

United States

Czech Republic

Malta

Luxembourg

Sweden

Object

Book

Bible

Reference book

Manuscript

Coffee table book

Single sheet print

Novel

Print

Document

Facsimile

Magazine

Photo book

Brochure

Ex libris

Newspaper

Biography

School map

Tour-book

Photo album

Script

Photograph

Comic book

Woodblock print

Booklet

Country of origin

Netherlands

Jordan

Turkey

Material

Leather

Linen

Paper

Condition

Good

Very good

Fine

Fair

Mixed / Multiple

As new

Poor

Good condition

Excellent

Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

Needs restoration

Excellent condition

Reasonable

Fair condition -  heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing

Extras

Slipcase

Tipped in plates

Fold out maps or plates

Dust jacket

Signed

Signed by author

Signed by illustrator

Hand coloured illustrations

Inscribed by author

Numbered edition

Other - see description

Certificate

Limited edition

Period

1910-1920

1930-1940

1920-1930

2000-2010

1821-1850

1521-1550

19th century

1960-1970

1700-1750

2010-2020

20th - early (WW I)

1981-2000

1581-1600

1561-1580

1481-1500

1461-1480

1400-1420

16th century

Subject

Literature

Illustrated

History

Travels

Religion

Science

Natural History

Geography

Poetry

Children's books

Medicine

Reference

Botany

Nature

Philosophy

War history

Politics

Biology

Cartography

Incunabula & early printing

Sociology

Collected works

Mathematics

Regional interest

Style

Renaissance

Cobra

Surrealism

Ancient Egyptian

Medieval

Art Nouveau

Neoclassicism

Contemporary

Ancient Roman, Republic

Paleolithic

Art Deco

Romanticism

Pop Art

Technique

Engraving

Woodcut print

Copper engraving

Lithograph

Etching

Photogravure

Lithography

Signature

Not signed

Plate signed

Binding

Hardback

Half leather

Softback

Vellum

Books

This object is no longer available, but there’s still lots to explore

Albert Einstein - The World as I See It - 1940

Popular in Books

2327 objects

Related collections