Brief History Time Big by Stephen Hawking, Signed (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Ron Miller (illustrator). Signed by Stephen Hawking. Dust jacket is in very good condition. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Eighth printing; 8vo; illustrations throughout the text, contents clean; original blue boards, titles to spine gilt, edges of boards very lightly rubbed, an excellent copy in the lightly rubbed jacket with some minor creasing at the edges; 198pp. Thumbprint-signed copy of the eighth printing (published in the same year as the first), inscribed, 'To David Brown, Best Wishes, "To boldly go.", Stephen Hawking, 20 May 2005' and with the ink stamp 'right thumb-print of S.W. Hawking witnessed by Judith Croasdell'. The recipient was the former Deputy Head Porter at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, where Hawking was a Fellow. In 1974 physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) made the revolutionary discovery that black holes, rather than being totally inescapable, actually release a type of energy now known as Hawking radiation. That same year he was elected one of the youngest-ever members of the Royal Society, and in 1979 he followed in the footsteps of Isaac Newton when he was appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge. Hawking began to consider writing for a general audience in the early 1980s and approached an editor at the Cambridge University Press, who suggested that he avoid equations. Famously, A Brief History of Time contains only one: e = mc2, instead relying on narrative and illustrations to explain complex concepts such as the Big Bang, the expansion and fate of the universe, quantum mechanics, black holes, the directionality of time, and the search for a unifying theory of physics. Despite its complex subject matter the book was an immediate success, and the Guardian has described it as 'a succinct, entertaining and brilliantly lucid account of our relationship with the universe' (McCrum, 'The 100 Best Non-Fiction Books No. 6', March 2016).

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, with his thumbprint on the title page and an annotation by his long-time personal assistant, Judith Croasdell. (illustrator). First Edition, Early Printing. Octavo, x, 198pp. Dark blue cloth, title stamped in silver on spine. Previous ownership inscription dated 1989 on the front free endpaper. Number line on copyright page, ending at "25." In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $18.95 on front flap, light shelf wear, bright illustrations. Contains the thumbprint of Stephen Hawking on the title page, with the following stamp: "Right Thumb-Print of S.W. Hawking. Witnessed by Judith Croasdell." Her initials were written to the left of the stamp. Books "signed" with the thumbprint of Stephen Hawking are exceptionally rare. The known examples were witnessed by his personal secretaries, Susan Masey or Judith Croasdell, who added an inscription next to the thumb print. Judith Croasdell served as Stephen Hawking's personal assistant beginning in 2004. She helped manage his daily schedule, correspondence, and public appearances during the later years of his life.

Later printing of Hawkingâs groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Association copy, inscribed by Jane Hawking on the title page, "For Frank Williams, in admiration Jane" and signed by Stephen Hawking with his thumbprint. The recipient, Sir Francis Owen Garbett Williams was a British businessman, racing car driver, and the founder of the Williams Formula One team. He was the team principal from its foundation in 1977 until 2020. During that period, the team won nine constructors' championships and seven drivers' championships. Hawking was a loyal supporter and fan of the Williams Formula One team. He visited the Williams team factory and watched races from the Williams pit on several occasions. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by David Gamble. With a collection of photographs of Williams and Hawking laid in as well as a letter of provenance signed by Joss. A. Cheli. A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawkingâs book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe beginâ"and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unendingâ"or are there boundaries? â[Hawking] can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit. . . . His is a brain of extraordinary power" (The New York Review of Books).

First edition of Hawkingâs groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Presentation copy, signed by Stephen Hawking on the title page with his thumbprint, "For John Simpson, this unique signature has been printed by Stephen Hawking." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Author photograph by David Gamble. First printings are exceptionally rare and desirable signed. A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawkingâs book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe beginâ"and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unendingâ"or are there boundaries? â[Hawking] can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit. . . . His is a brain of extraordinary power" (The New York Review of Books).

8vo (230 x 153mm). Text illustrations. Publisher's black quarter cloth, blue pictorial dustjacket. First American edition with authorial thumbprint of Hawking's bestselling science classic. A fine copy, 'signed' with an authorial thumbprint on front free endpaper. - Provenance: Judy Fella (Hawking's first secretary, and later PA and nursing coordinator: Fella worked with Hawking on the first draft of "A Brief History of Time").

First British edition and true first of Hawking's groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Ron Miller. Signed by Carl Sagan on the title page, who wrote the introduction. Additionally signed and inscribed by the illustrator Ron Miller, who has also added a drawing.ÂSaganÂtells the following story: Sagan was in London for a scientific conference in 1974, and between sessions he wandered into a different room, where a larger meeting was taking place. "I realized that I was watching an ancient ceremony: the investiture of new fellows into the Royal Society, one of the most ancient scholarly organizations on the planet. In the front row, a young man in a wheelchair was, very slowly, signing his name in a book that bore on its earliest pages the signature of Isaac Newton. Stephen Hawking was a legend even then." In his introduction, Sagan goes on to add that Hawking is the "worthy successor" to Newton and Paul Dirac, both former Lucasian Professors of Mathematics. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Rare and desirable signed. A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawkingâs book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe beginâ"and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unendingâ"or are there boundaries? â[Hawking] can explain the complexities of cosmological physics with an engaging combination of clarity and wit. . . . His is a brain of extraordinary power" (The New York Review of Books).