Newton: the man. Foreword by Professor Albert Einstein.
London: Gordon D. Knox, [n. d.]. First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, 111; frontispiece portrait after bust by de Marchand; original dark green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and front cover, b&w pictorial onlay on front cover, the spine a little faded and boards slightly warped, several underlinings in blue ink throughout text; former owner's pictorial bookplate mounted to front flyleaf; a good, sturdy copy. In his foreword, Einstein praises de Villamel and this work on behalf of all physicists, "for the industry and ingenuity that enabled him to recover... Newton's Library, the complete catalogue of the books that he owned and the inventory of all his belongings." Item #26818
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