Charles Nordmann, Einstein and the Universe. Henry Holt & Co., NYC, 1922, First U.S. Edition. Xvi, 240pp. Original cloth. Excellent copy in a VG dust jacket. $250 (The first printing of the book was in Paris earlier in 1922; there was also a British and German edition in 1922 as well.)

The dj has some chips here and there, as well as a hole (as you can see in the pic) in the front panel—otherwise (as they say) this is in good shape. The book itself is Fine.

“Charles Nordmann was an early pioneer of radio astronomy, the creator of multicolor photometry techniques, and a noted popularizer of astronomy. After receiving his Licencié ès sciences in 1899, he spent the following year at the Meudon Observatory, near Paris, under the directorship of Pierre Janssen . There, Nordmann began a study of the Sun, its activity, and effects on the Earth’s magnetic field. From 1902 to 1903, he worked in the magnetic service at the Nice Observatory. For his doctoral research at the University of Paris, Nordmann attempted to test the prediction of Henri Deslandres that the Sun ought to emit Hertzian (i. e., radio) waves. He constructed a horizontal antenna, 175 m long, and installed it on the glacier of the Bossons (on Mont Blanc). Despite Nordmann’s best efforts, no definite signals were ever received….”–The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (online), Springer Verlag

And the German first edition:

Charles Nordmann. Einstein und das Weltall. Stuttgart, Verlag von Julius Hoffmann, 1922. 8”x 5”, 199pp. Decorated paper boards and a cloth spine. VG copy. $50