Albert Einstein Thomas Mann (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised edition. Small octavo. Condition: DJ spine slightly age-darkened; else near fine in very good DJ. 316 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to jacket. This is an early printing of the revised edition of Somerville's influential book. With introductions by Einstein and Mann.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. With introductory letters by Einstein and Mann. A clean, unmarked copy.

Hardcover. 1st edition. xii, [1], 211 p.; front. (port.), 2 fold. facsimiles to Kahle essay; 23 cm. -- 5 essays in English, 9 in German Festschrift prepared by Norman Bentwich, Bruno Italiener, Leonard G. Montefiore and A. Wiener. Contents: Transcendence and immanence of God (from a Christian standpoint), Nicholas Arseniev -- Solomon Schechter and Ahad Ha'am, Norman Bentwich -- Samuel und die Lade, Martin Buber -- Neun Aphorismen, Albert Einstein -- A preface to the understanding of revelation, Abraham Joshua Heschel -- Die Auffassung der Personlichkeit Jesu, Karl Jaspers -- Zwei durch Humanisten besorgte, dem Papst gewidmete Ausgaben der hebraischen Bibel, Paul Kahle (folding plates: Complutensian polyglot, Joshua ch. 23; dedication by Felix Pratensis to Leo X, 1517) -- Wissenschaft des Judentums und Historismus bei Abraham Geiger, H. Liebeschutz -- Fragmente, Thomas Mann -- The philosopher in society, Jacques Maritain -- The universalism of Amos, Julian Morgenstern -- Heine und die Romantik, Ernst Simon -- Zur Geschichte der Anfange der christlichen Kabbala, Gershom Scholem -- Die Vorstellung vom Juden und vom Judentum in der Ideologie der Reformationszeit, Selma Stern-Taeubler. Near fine orig. navy cloth, gilt, in lt. edgeworn yellow dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of a total edition of 350. Full blue morocco binding by Suzanne Schrag; housed in clamshell box (also by Schrag). With dedicatory essays by John Berryman, Herman Broch, Albert Einstein, Ben Shahn, Thomas Mann, and others.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. EINSTEIN, ALBERT. (1879-1955) Theoretical Physicist. [and] MANN, THOMAS (1875-1955) German novelist, short story writer, and Nobel laureate. An exceedingly-rare specially bound booklet entitled: g-o-i-n-g, G-O-I-N-G, GONE! Rare Book Auction , being a listing of collectable books and autographs gathered to be sold for the cause. Signed by each author at the conclusion of their remarks. Einstein Signed below his: Preface to the evenings proceedings, and his supplied comments. Mann has Boldly Signed at the conclusion of his contribution of the: 'Foreward'. 'Hotel Plaza, New York', December 8, 1938. Octavo, 47pp. Front cover illustration by Rockwell Kent, depicting a man reading a book, inside a cabin. Also accompanied by the seldom found 17pp, supplement, which consists of paper wrappers stapled together. Both housed in the original custom, red cloth and leather slipcase, made by the Scroll Club Bindery [very few of these cases were made, and we estimate the number to be less than 10] which shows wear to the spine, and some drying of the leather, yet serves as a fine protector of the contents within. The text of both Nobel Laurates follows: 'PREFACE / by / Professor ALBERT EINSTEIN. This catalogue bears witness to an undertaking of practical aid on behalf of peoples in Europe who are being unjustly persecuted. It is an act of joint cooperation on the part of Christian and Jewish philanthropists, who serve and remain true to the cause of humanity. Such efforts mitigate grievous distress and, over and above all this, strengthen those social forces in their own land, which alone can lead to real and lasting security. In our time, it becomes particularly clear that humanity and readiness to serve mean more to society than all wisdom and technical progress. For the possession of power as a tool is less decisive than the directed idea in which it is used. May this endeavor be successful in its immediate, material result as well as in regard to the convictions that emanate from it. Albert Einstein FOREWORD / by / DR. THOMAS MANN For the auction, I send you a fairly long manuscript as a donation: my lecture on Richard Wagner and the Nibelungen Ring . perhaps this manuscript may gain in value through the fact that, aside from a periodical, it has never before appeared in print. It gives me pleasure to be able to send this contribution for this good and noble cause. THOMAS MANN. -- Simply outstanding! A rarely seen, important statement issued 'on behalf of peoples in Europe who are being unjustly persecuted' by these two great German Nobel Laureates. See our website for more info. Signed by Author(s).

ON THE ILIAD by Rachel Bespaloff, translated by the French by Mary McCarthy, Introduction by Hermann Broch. The Bollingen Series IX, Pantheon Books, New York, 1. Auflage 1947, ERSTAUSGABE, 126 SS. gebunden (Hardcover Oln. 8°), mit Cellophanumschlag, gut erhalten - in Tinte mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert " To Betty and Phil affectionatley X-mas 1947 Hermann" (Mit dem Erstdruck seines Aufsatzes: The Style of the Mythical Age (24 S.). Broch (1886-1951) lebte zu dieser Zeit noch bei Erich von Kahler, im Genuss des Bollingen-Stipendiums, im Verlag war sein 'Tod des Vergil' deutsch und englisch erschienen. Bespaloff (1895-1949 Selbstmord) war eine aus der Ukraine stammende, französische Literaturwissenschaftlerin, seit 1942 in den USA. Mary McCarthy (1912-1989) war sehr bald eng mit Hannah Arendt befreundet. - Sehr schönes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch.) (dito wie vor zum gleichen Preis : ON THE ILIAD mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Empfehlung, Datum Weihnachten 1947, Unterschrift signiert für PAUL FEDERN (1871-1950 SM, österreichischer Arzt und Psychoanalytiker) und Ehefrau).

Brief (2/3 S. 8°) mit Ort, Datum, Unterschrift signiert Princeton, N.J. 2.8.1947 - an eine Dame, die ihre Stefan Zweig-Biographie von ihm beurteilt haben wollte. Er will das tun, ist aber entsetzlich überlastet. (Es muß sich bei der Empfängerin um Hannah Arendt handeln : St. Z. - Juden in der Welt von gestern in: dies., Sechs Essays Schneider, Heidelberg 1948; wieder in: dies., Die verborgene Tradition. Acht Essays Suhrkamp).