Relativity by Einstein, Albert

First edition of the scientist's ground breaking work. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece of the author and with five diagrams. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with loss of section of rear panel and flap. Tape repairs to verso. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. Scarce in the original dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. It can hardly be disputed that the theories put forth in this book are among the most important in the history of modern science. "The imprint of Einstein's work on the different areas of physical science is so large and varied," writes Gerald Holton in a recent assessment, "that a scientist who tries to trace it would be hard put to know where to start" (Simmons, The Scientific 100).

• Accessibility: Written by Einstein to provide an "exact insight" into the theory for those interested from a general scientific or philosophical perspective.
• Content: Covers both the restricted (special) and general principles of relativity, including concepts of space-time and gravity.
• Structure: Features short chapters with lucid explanations, originally intended to be intelligible without complex mathematical apparatus.