A Continental engraved steel dagger with a finger ring, in mahogany case. Evidently French but of unknown origin and date, it is apparently a reproduction of an earlier example. Overall 15.5 inches (39.5 cm) in length and with an inscription on the over the handle reading "DOLEE TE" and then within the central section lengthwise of the blade "SCHWAN LA GARDE LE DE FRANCE." Oxidation, marks, and wear. Case 3 1/4 x 20 x 9 inches, rather worn and partially damaged.
German edition of "Mein Weltbild" or "The World As I See It," signed and inscribed by Einstein on the front free endpaper, in German (translated): "Two years after the Fall of the German Goyim. Kindly granted / Albert Einstein 1935." The recipient's name has been clipped out. Several diagrams and tables throughout. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt titling on the front cover. Printed in German. With light wear and dampstaining to the covers. Slightly cocked. Light toning and foxing throughout internal pages and edges. Boldly signed. Read More...