The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
By Brian Greene
 
 
First edition, first impression: New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. Accompanied by the event flyer for the lecture where the book was signed to the recipient.
 
Octavo. Original black cloth, the spine lettered in yellow; white endpapers. With the original black dust jacket, designed with a stylised wave-form illustration, lettered in yellow and white; price intact at $27.95 on the front flap.
 
A well-preserved copy. The binding square and firm; the contents clean throughout. Some surface marking to boards, primarily to foot of lower board and a crease to top corner of page 371. Signed by the author on the title page with a warm presentation inscription, “To Erdvilas, With best wishes,” above his signature.
 
The dust jacket is in excellent, fine condition, glossy and unfaded without edge wear.
 
The Elegant Universe is Brian Greene’s celebrated exposition of modern theoretical physics, introducing string theory and contemporary cosmology to a wide readership with uncommon clarity and literary grace. Hugely influential on its publication, it became a landmark of popular science writing at the turn of the millennium.