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My Brief History, Stephen Hawking. First American Edition, Signed w/ Thumbprint

My Brief History, Stephen Hawking. First American Edition, Signed w/ Thumbprint
My Brief History, Stephen Hawking. First American Edition, Signed w/ Thumbprint
My Brief History, Stephen Hawking. First American Edition, Signed w/ Thumbprint
My Brief History, Stephen Hawking. First American Edition, Signed w/ Thumbprint
My Brief History, Stephen Hawking. First American Edition, Signed w/ Thumbprint
My Brief History, Stephen Hawking. First American Edition, Signed w/ Thumbprint
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My Brief History, Stephen Hawking

First American edition, first printing of Hawking’s autobiographical account of his life and scientific career. Signed by Hawking on the title page with his right thumbprint, accompanied by the printed authentication stamp reading: “RIGHT THUMB-PRINT OF S. W. HAWKING WITNESSED BY JUDITH CROASDELL.” Dated “13 September 2013,” with the notation “DAMTP, University of Cambridge, U.K.” and "Stephen Hawking" below his thumbprint, all in Croasdell's hand. Judith worked with Stephen as his personal assistant from 2004 to 2014 and was the Starmus III Consultant to Stephen from 2015-2016. Hawking’s progressive motor neuron disease eventually prevented him from signing in the traditional manner, and authenticated thumbprints such as this became the standard means by which he signed books later in life. Signed Hawking material remains highly sought after, particularly examples bearing both the thumbprint and the Croasdell authentication stamp.  

New York: Bantam Books, 2013. Publisher’s original black boards over black cloth spine, spine lettered in silver; pp. (x), 127, [4]. Minor bump to spine crown, else a fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket showing just traces of shelfwear. Protected in archival mylar. 

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