Christie’s upcoming auction on December 11th will feature 169 rare books and manuscripts including Albert Einstein’s love letters.
The collection comprises 43 individual correspondences between Einstein and his first wife, Mileva Marić, dating from 1898 to 1903.
The letters provide insights into Einstein's early life, including his thoughts on the Special Theory of Relativity and mentions of his daughter Lieserl, who likely died in infancy.
Marić, an accomplished mathematician and physicist, is believed to have contributed to Einstein's early work, and the auction also includes first editions of his annus mirabilis papers.