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Stephen HAWKING. My Brief History. 1ST ED - WITH HIS BLACK INK THUMB PRINT !

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AUTHOR: HAWKING, Stephen. TITLE: My Brief History. A Memoir. PUBLISHER: London: Bantam Press, 2013. DESCRIPTION: FIRST LONDON EDITION FIRST PRINTING BEARING THE BLACK INK THUMB PRINT OF HAWKING. 1 vol., illustrated, hardbound, FINE, with the DJ, not price clipped, FINE. Hawking’s thumb print appears to a clear area at the base of the title-page with a black ink annotation "12th September 2013 / Stephen Hawking / DAMTP (Department of Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics), University of Cambridge, U.K.", with the witness stamp of Judith Croasdell. Rare in this form. Housed in a black leather open ended slipcase. Included with this item are two original unpublished photographs of Hawking. One with his eldest son Robert and one with his second wife Elaine. CONDITION: FINE IN A FINE DUST JACKET. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Judith Croasdell worked with Stephen as his personal assistant from 2004 to 2014 and was Starmus III Consultant to Stephen from 2015-2016.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.13 in (13.04 cm)Width: 7.44 in (18.9 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    2013
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hillsborough, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6214243824742

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