first edition Original boards
1928 · Tel Aviv
by EINSTEIN, ALBERT
Tel Aviv: Dvir, 1928. First edition. Original boards. Very Good. FIRST EDITON IN HEBREW of Einstein's wildly popular account of his relativity theories. Almost certainly Einstein's most widely read work, Relativity "presents a popular account of relativity theory, both special and general. Finding it difficult to write at this level, Einstein felt he had no choice but to do so if his theories were to be understood... The book was a huge success... Translations into other languages followed, making relativity theory known throughout the world." (Calaprice, The Einstein Almanac).
For the Hebrew edition, Einstein wrote a special preface, noting:
"The appearance of this, my book, in the language of our forefathers fills my heart with special joy. It is a sign of the transformation that has occurred in this language [of ours]. It is not enough to focus at present on its use in this area alone, namely that of expressing the central issues of our people to our own people, but more appropriately to absorb within it all that humanity finds of value. It [Hebrew] serves as an important factor in our aspiration for an independent cultural existence."
The translation was done by Dr. Jacob Greenberg (well-known mathematician and scholar) with the approval of Einstein. With frontispiece portrait of Einstein taken from an etching by Hermann Struck. Weil 90h.
Tel Aviv: Dvir, 1928. Thin octavo, original red half-linen over printed boards. With withdrawn stamps from the "Library of the Hebrew Teachers College Boston, Mass." Hebrew inscription on verso of portrait. Light, general wear to binding; hinges tender (but holding). RARE. (Inventory #: 2876)
For the Hebrew edition, Einstein wrote a special preface, noting:
"The appearance of this, my book, in the language of our forefathers fills my heart with special joy. It is a sign of the transformation that has occurred in this language [of ours]. It is not enough to focus at present on its use in this area alone, namely that of expressing the central issues of our people to our own people, but more appropriately to absorb within it all that humanity finds of value. It [Hebrew] serves as an important factor in our aspiration for an independent cultural existence."
The translation was done by Dr. Jacob Greenberg (well-known mathematician and scholar) with the approval of Einstein. With frontispiece portrait of Einstein taken from an etching by Hermann Struck. Weil 90h.
Tel Aviv: Dvir, 1928. Thin octavo, original red half-linen over printed boards. With withdrawn stamps from the "Library of the Hebrew Teachers College Boston, Mass." Hebrew inscription on verso of portrait. Light, general wear to binding; hinges tender (but holding). RARE. (Inventory #: 2876)
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