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A Brief History of Time; From the Big Bang to Black Holes
by Hawking, Stephen W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bantam Books (1988), 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Fine. 8vo. [5], vi-x, [1], 2-198 pp. Quarter black cloth over black paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Blue endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $18.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. With several in-text illustrations by Ron Miller. Introduction by Carl Sagan. Uncommon first issue in the silver-blue dust jacket and lacking the dedication statement on the copyright page and the table of contents. A beautiful copy of a high-spot in twentieth-century scientific literature. . A touch of fading to the edges of the boards, else a Fine copy.
Synopsis
A Brief History of Time is a popular science book written by Stephen Hawking and first published by the Bantam Dell Publishing Group in 1988. It became a best-seller and has sold more than 9 million copies. It was also on the London Sunday Times best-seller list for more than four years. There is also a documentary by the same name, directed by Errol Morris and released in 1991. Unlike the book, the documentary is primarily a biography of Stephen Hawking.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000013392
- Title
- A Brief History of Time; From the Big Bang to Black Holes
- Author
- Hawking, Stephen W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Bantam Books (1988)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
Biblio member since 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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