Signed book: Out of My Later Years. First edition. NY: Philosophical Library, 1950. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 282 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free end page in fountain pen, "To Dr. Lionel Auster, A. Einstein, 1950." Autographic condition: fine, with a light block of toning to the signed page. Book condition: VG/None, with light sunning to spine, bumped corners and spine ends, and Auster's personal bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Dr. Auster was a preeminent cancer surgeon in New York City, who had served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. A highly desirable collection of Einstein's musings on the subjects that fascinated him throughout his life, including science, religion, politics, and morality.
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