Lot 151 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
‘Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt’. Offprint from: Annalen der Physik, 4th Series, vol. 17. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1905. [Sold with:] – ‘Zur Theorie der Lichterzeugung und Lichtabsorption’. Offprint from: Annalen der Physik, 4th Series, vol. 20. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1906.
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- Estimate
- £70,000–£100,000 hammer ≈ $89,196–$127,422
- Result
- upcoming — 11 December 2024
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 11 December 2024
- Dimensions
- Together two volumes, octavo (222 x 142mm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3194073
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., ‘Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt’. Offprint from: Annalen der Physik, 4th Series, vol. 17. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1905. [Sold with:] – ‘Zur Theorie der Lichterzeugung und Lichtabsorption’. Offprint from: Annalen der Physik, 4th Series, vol. 20. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1906. Christie's, 11 Dec 2024, lot 151. estimate £70,000–£100,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3194073.
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78% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., ‘Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt’. Offprint from: Annalen der Physik, 4th Series, vol. 17. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1905. [Sold with:] – ‘Zur Theorie der Lichterzeugung und Lichtabsorption’. Offprint from: Annalen der Physik, 4th Series, vol. 20. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1906. Christie's, 11 Dec 2024, lot 151. estimate £70,000–£100,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3194073.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Revised galley proof sheets for The Meaning of Relativity in | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | ‘Ist die Trägheit eines Körpers von seinem Energieinhalt abh | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | two hand-prints of einstein's left and right hands, both sig | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Autograph letter signed ('A. Einstein') to [Wander and Geert | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. | Autograph manuscript, n.p., n.d. [early 1940s], draft of a s | Christie's, Jul 2021 |
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