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Published by Harper And Brothers, New York & London, 1936
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
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Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First American Edition. 278 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt, Printed In Great Britain. First Printing (""First Published, 1936" On Copyright Page.) Near Fine Book, Gilt Brilliant. No Dust Jacket. Neat, Tiny Ownership Signatures Of J M Williams On Endpapers.
First US edition of this popular science book by the influential physicist and Nobel Prize winner, retaining its scarce original dust jacket. Born, who was Jewish, was removed from his renowned professorship at the University of Göttingen when the Nazis came to power. He fled to Cambridge, where he brought his considerable mathematical and physics expertise to bear in THE RESTLESS UNIVERSE, aimed at introducing a general audience to complex scientific ideas. The book also allowed Born's nephew, Otto Koenigsberger, to escape the Nazi regime, as Born employed him as an illustrator; his fantastic flipbook-style marginal diagrams further entice a hesitant reader into hard science. This is an attractive copy, retaining its scarce vibrant pink dust jacket. 8.5'' x 6.5''. Original dark brown cloth boards. Original unclipped ($2.50) color typographical dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. [10], 278 pages. Jacket with light edgewear and chipping, a bit of loss to spine ends slightly affecting publisher name. Binding with mild bumping to corners and spine ends. Bright. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.