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Einstein’s Rare Handwritten Note Found in $35 BookA 1952 dedication by Albert Einstein was uncovered in a university library within a book bought for just $35 in 1993.
- Staff at the Dortmund University Library discovered an unknown handwritten dedication by Albert Einstein dating back to 1952.
- The inscription is located in the book “Socialism and American Life” and addressed to Einstein’s friend and estate manager Otto Nathan.
- Americanist Walter Grünzweig purchased the volume in a New York bookstore in 1993 for $35 without noticing the unique note.
- University experts verified the authenticity of the dedication by comparing it with other known Einstein inscriptions.
To dear Otto Nathan, to the friend and the saint, this book about the misadventures of his colleagues. A. Einstein, 1952.— Albert Einstein; the dedication to Otto Nathan, 1952, from the book 'Socialism and American Life'
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