The New Heavens. (Inscribed by Hale to CalTech trustee Norman Bridge.)
Published by New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922., 1922
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Ted Kottler, Bookseller, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.Ted Kottler, Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since January 5, 2002
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 450.00
Quantity: 1 available
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First Edition. Original cloth-backed printed boards. Very Good, without dust jacket. Inscribed: 'To Dr. Norman Bridge/in sincere appreciation/of his great gift to science/George E. Hale/April 1922'. Books signed by Hale are rare, and this is a fine association: In a Facebook post, CalTech wrote: 'ICYMI: Caltech's Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics at completion, circa 1922. Designed by Bertram Goodhue at George Ellery Hale's request, this superb facility was built in part to attract physicist Robert Andrews Millikan to Caltech.' 'Dr. Bridge (1844-1925) was a physician, author, and philanthropist. He was a trustee and generous benefactor of the California Institute of Technology, of the University of Southern California, and an esteemed member of Throop Memorial Universalist Church. The Norman Bridge Laboratory at Caltech bears his name. At the time of its placement in 1923, the Great West window at Throop Memorial Church was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Norman Bridge' (Find A Grave). An April 4, 1922 New York Times article, 'Attacking the Atoms' (p. 16), begins with Hale speaking at the opening of the Bridge Laboratory.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The New Heavens. (Inscribed by Hale to CalTech trustee Norman Bridge.)
- Author
- HALE, George Ellery (1868-1938):
- Publisher
- New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922.
- Publication year
- 1922
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Ted Kottler, Bookseller
Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since January 5, 2002
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Ted Kottler, Bookseller
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CREDIT CARD ORDERS MAY ONLY BE ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF ABE. Personal/bank/traveler's checks (made payable to Ted Kottler), money orders, international money orders are fine. All books are First Editions, in original cloth bindings, and in Very Good or better condition, unless otherwise noted. Returns: with prior notice and within 10 days. I am always interested in purchasing First Editions of scholarly, hardcover books in the history of science and the history of medicine, as well as First Editions of technical mathematical, physics and chemistry monographs, particularly those by Nobel Prize winners, mainly those published since 1850 (with an additional emphasis on collected/selected works/papers). I am also interesting in purchasing First Editions of baseball books, particularly those inscribed by the well-known authors such as Red Smith, Shirley Povich, Red Barber, Frank Graham, and Lee Allen. I will pay top dollar for signed books, so please let me know whenever you have such books to sell.
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