HAWKING, Stephen; Introduction by Carl Sagan.
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.
London: Bantam Press , 1988.
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“Ever since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable. They have craved an understanding of the underlying order in the world": First Edition of Stephen Hawking's Landmark Work: A Brief History of Time; Signed by Carl Sagan and Inscribed by Ron Miller
First British edition, first printing of Hawking’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. First issue point of Mackays of Chatham Ltd printer statement to the copyright page with pages numbered x to 198. Boldly signed by Carl Sagan on the title page and inscribed by Ron Miller to the right of Sagan, "For John Rogers with best wishes Ron Miller." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light bumping and toning. Introduction by Carl Sagan. Illustrated by Ron Miller Jacket photograph by David Gamble. An exceptional example.
A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? “[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).
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes.
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