Feb 2010 Books & Manuscripts auctions in Beverly Hills, CA.

Auction Dates: February 11-12, 2010 Location: Beverly Hills , CA Heritage Auction Galleries 9478 West Olympic Boulevard Beverly Hills , CA 90212 .

Einstein trove at Heritage Auctions Beverly Hills offers insight into the great genius 1934 'Weltbild' inscribed to longtime friend and mentor Max Talmey; 1921 photograph signed to 'a great awakener of the Jewish spirit',

Feb. 11-12 at Heritage Beverly Hills LOS ANGELES -- A trio of intriguing lots related to the fathe r of modern physics, Albert Einstein, from three distinct and important periods of his life, will provide a fascinating survey of one of the great geniuses of all-time when the y come up for public auction as part of Heritage Auctions Beverly Hills'

Feb. 11-12 Rare Books and Historical Manuscripts & Autographs Auctions. Mein Weltbild, or The World As I See It, inscribed by Einstein to longtime mentor and friend, Max Talmey.

Estimated at $8,000+: First edition Kosmos by Alexander von Humbolt, direct from the original collection of Max Talmey, likely the very copy read by the young Einstein. Estimated at $600+: Oversized portrait of Einstein taken in 1921 during his first visit to America , inscribed "to an ardent awakener of the Jewish soul…", most likely written to Chaim Weizmann, the n-president of the World Zionist Organization. Estimated at $10,000-$15,000:

All three items will be on display at Heritage Auctions Los Angeles office, 9478 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 100, Beverly Hills, Feb. 9-10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the two days leading up to the Feb. 11-12 auctions.

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