392. ALBERT EINSTEIN I.S.P., 6" x 8 1/2" b/w engraving showing Einstein from the chest, up in suit and tie. Inscribed at bottom left: "To Mrs. Sarah F. Brandes Albert Einstein 1933". Additionally signed by the artist LIONEL REISS at bottom right. Matted and framed in a simple wooden frame, in very good condition, ideal for display. Unexamined out of frame.$1,500-2,000

393. JOHN MUIR (1838 - 1914) American naturalist who
centered his studies in Yosemite and helped make the valley a national park, worked with Theodore Roosevelt to set aside vast tracts of land for posterity. Rare A.L.S. "John Muir" 1p. 4to., Martinez, Ca., Jan. 6, 1902 to Charles Skinner. In part: "...I thank you highly for your capital article on the parking of the Grand Colorado Can[y]on. Send a copy of it to the President, & if you like, say I am with you. I'll do what I can...". Mounted, a few creases, overall very good. Apparently, Muir's words were heeded: President Theodore Roosevelt visited the Grand Canyon in 1903 and was much impressed. The 1906 Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities paved the way for Roosevelt, a devoted outdoorsman and park supporter, to change Grand Canyon's status from national forest and game reserve to national monument in 1908, and Congress authorized the expansion and upgrading of the monument to a national park in 1919. $1,000-1,500

394. THOMAS A. EDISON (1847 - 1931) American inventor of the electric light, phonograph, typewriter, and microphone, to name a few. Considered perhaps the greatest inventor of the century. I.S.P. 11" x 14" b/w, a photograph of a fine painting showing the inventor seated in a chair with a book in hand, very boldly inscribed and signed in the white bottom margin: "To Charles L. Edgar Thos. A. Edison". Framed, fine condition.$800-1,200

"...the fundamental basis of the Ediphone business..."

395. THOMAS A. EDISON Fine content T.L.S. "Thos. A. Edison" on his personal laboratory letterhead, 1p. 4to., Orange, Dec. 22, 1925 to Andrew Y. Atwell of the Atwell Co. In part: "...Your letter of December 19th is very gratifying to me, and encouraging because you have laid out some broad principles as the fundamental basis of the Ediphone business. That which you have already accomplished is a practical illustration of the application of these principles to actual conditions..." Fine, matted with a large photograph of Edison speaking into a cylinder recording device, with brass biographical plaque, all set into an ornate wood frame. Unexamined out of frame. $800-1,200

396. ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879 - 1955) American physicist whose Theory of Relativity and studies of mass and energy relationships revolutionized the field of physics. Signed book, Einstein's memoir Out of My Later Years, New York, Philosophical Library, 1950, probable first edition, a compilation of Einstein's thoughts on science, public affairs, his fellow Jews, and his convictions and beliefs. Nicely signed on the front flyleaf: "To Mr. Wilson Hibbs with kindest greetings A. Einstein 1950.". With dust jacket (repaired), book itself is very good. $1,500-2,000

396A. ALBERT EINSTEIN S.P. 8" x 10" color, a magazine-weight color close-up of the pensive scientist, affixed to heavy stock and signed by Einstein at bottom: "A. Einstein `48". Edges of mat bumped in places, easily matted out, one tiny light scuff to image, else very good and suitable for framing. $1,500-2,000

397. ALBERT EINSTEIN Fine S.P. "A. Einstein" b/w drawing, 1p. 5" x 7 3/4", removed from a 1950's magazine. Inset caption reads, in part: "...A picture of a man who does not go to the barber...he does not toil for personal comfort...it is comforting to us to know that such a man still exists, a man whose thoughts are directed toward the stars...we, too, yearn for the distant stars...". Boldly signed in the lower left corner of inset. Right margin has minor paper loss. Slight fold and wrinkles with negligible crease affecting "A" of signature, else very good.$700-900

398. MAX NORDAU (1849 - 1923) German physicist and author, an ardent Zionist and a European leader of the movement. A rare association piece, his volume Doktor Kohn, Berlin: Ernst Hoffmann & Co., 1902, inscribed in French on the title page to French historian Arthur Levy: "To my good friend Arthur Levy, Paris, Oct. 7, 1908 M. Nordau". With marbleized endpapers, slight soiling to spine, else very good. $600-800

399. LOUIS PASTEUR (1822 - 1895) French chemist and biologist who developed antibodies for rabies and anthrax and disproved theories of spontaneous generation. A.L.S. "L. Pasteur" on his monogrammed letterhead, 1p. sm. 8vo., Villeneuve-L'etang, July 15 [n.y., ca. 1885], in French to his successor, Emil Duclaux. In part: "...Have you seen M. Liard? Did you decide anything either together or separately? I have arranged an engagement with M. Bribeau tomorrow...Would you be able to come with me [to see Liard]?...". Light toning, else very good.$1,000-1,500

400. PHILIP SYNG PHYSICK (1768 - 1837) Pioneering American physician, "the father of American surgery" remembered for his many famous surgical cases which included the removal of bladder stones from Chief Justice John Marshall. Rare partly-printed D.S. "Philip S. Physick, M.D." 1p. folio, Philadelphia, Apr. 2, 1837, a handsome ornate appointment in Latin from the Medical Society of Philadelphia, honoring Christopher Grant Perry. Co-signed by noted American doctor SAMUEL JACKSON (1787-1872). Bearing the original light-blue satin ribbon with paper seal, folds, else in very clean condition. A perfect example for display. $400-600

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