EINSTEIN, ALBERT

The World as I See It. New York: Coice-Friede, 1934, [WITH] a Typed L💞etไter Signed by Elsa Einstein, 15 November 1934

8🌱vo (204 x 135 mm). INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER TO DR. HARRY STEIN IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION. Publisher's grey cloth, spine titles stamped inℱ silver; text block a bit loose, rear hinge starting, some shelf wear, with minor losses to silver. 

[WITH] a Typed Letter Signed by Elsa Einsteinꦛ to Dr. Harry Stein, 1 page (9 ¼ x 7 ¼ in., sight), signed "Elsa Einstein," in German; creases where previously folded. Elaborately framed in a magnetic hinged mat,𒆙 opening to reveal an English translation [AND] a vintage black-and-white photograph of a group including the Einsteins, and Dr. Stein (7 x 9 in., sight). Not examined out of frame. 

PRESENTATION COPY OF THE FIRST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE EDITION OF EINSTEIN'S BOOK, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN GERMAN AS MEIN WELTBILD, ACCOMPANIED BY A POIGNANT LETTER FROM ELSA EINSTEIN, EACH ADDRESSED TO DR. HAR🐓RY C. STEIN

Stein was an orthopedic surgeon in New York City, who for many years was the Einsteins' private physician. The letter that is included in this lot was written at a time when Elsa was beset by numerous health problems, which she describes here before veering into the the humorous: "[Trans.] I keep myself very warm and have been wearing — you will laugh — four pairs of underwear at the same time, two made from wool and two mad൲e from pure silk. In addition I am wearing two pairs of stockings. Warmth is absolutely necessary otherwise it won't do." 

PROVENANCE:

Dr. Harry Stein — thence by descent.