First offprint of Einstein’s Anniversary Lecture on the General Theory of Relativity, 1921

Albert EINSTEIN: GEOMETRIE UND ERFAHRUNG [Geometry and Experience.] Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, V (1921). Öffentliche Sitzung zur Feier des Jahrestages König Friedrich II. [Public Lecture on the occasion of the anniversary of King Frederick II.]. Sonderabdruck [Offprint]). Berlin: Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften (in commission at Walter de Gruyter [Reichsdruckerei]), 3rd February 1921.

Imperial 8vo (25,4:18,2 cm). 8 pages. Letterpress on machine paper, in original publisher’s brochure on orange stock with black title printing.

First offprint in the original wrappers,of Einstein's Anniversary Lecture on the General Theory of Relativity given at the Prussian Academy on the occasion of the anniversary of King Frederick II.

Edition: The original paper was published as journal publication in »Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften«, 1921 (part 1), p. 123, this is the rare first offprint of it. An expanded version was published in the same year by Springer in Berlin.

Condition: Very fine.

Rarity: ABPC (1973ff.) and APO (1988ff.) show no record of this offprint at all.

Reference: Schilpp-Shields 148; Weil 114.