ALFRED NOBEL
Book Details + Condition: William Heinemann Ltd. (London). First and Limited Edition, #5 of only 100 copies, specifically printed for the Nobel Foundation and Dr. Emmanuel Nobel. Very scarce. Hardcover, full velum. 304 pages, illustrated with black & white photographic plates. Publisher's velum boards, gilt-lettered on spine and front. Top edge gilt. 11.5" x 9.5". Contains a summary of Alfred Nobel’s life and work; an account of the establishment of the Nobel Foundation; and surveys of outstanding achievements in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. Also includes a list of Nobel Prize winners with descriptions of each of their achievements, up to 1929. An overall firm and clean copy of a very scarce work, with tight binding; lightly bumped corners and edges; light wear to boards, with some darkening; interior is clean and free of markings.
