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“'The World as I See It' is a book' by Albert Einstein translated from the German by A. Harris and published in 1935 by John Lane The Bodley Head (London). The original German book is Mein Weltbild by Albert Einstein, first published in 1934 by Rudolf Kayser, with an essential extended edition published by Carl Seelig in 1954. 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
English edition first published in 1935. The book is authorised English translation of the volume ‘Mein Weltbild’ by Albert Einstein. Translated by Alan Harris. Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London, 1935. Publishers’ original green cloth boards with gold titles to spine and front board.

Book Dimensions: 22 x 14 cm and Number of Pages: 214 + 6 pages of publishers’ books.

Condition
This book was originally part of the personal library of ‘Professor Glen Schaefer’ head of the Ecological Physics Research Group 1975-1987. Firm and well-bound copy. External covers are faded, with more fading to spine. Light wear to corners, and to head and tail of spine. Marks of library code to lower spine. Internally; the book in good condition. A name, sticker, and date stamps on front free endpaper page, and on copy right page. Pages are clean, with light foxing to the margin of some pages. Inner hinges are very good, and pages are tightly held at gutters (Please see pictures).



















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