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Stephen Hawking

30 copies for sale · $20–$25,000 · 8 first editions · 1 signed

Notable copies for sale

The Illustrated A Brief History of Time. Updated and Expanded Edition (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$25,000
MY BRIEF HISTORY (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$133
MY BRIEF HISTORY HARDCOVER; Deckle Edge (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$47
Black Holes and Baby Universes; and Other Essays (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$35
“Occurrence of Singularities in Open Universes” in Physical Review Letters. Volume 15, Num — Burnside Rare Books$6,000
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes — Burnside Rare Books$850
A Brief History of Time — Burnside Rare Books$2,000
THE ILLUSTRATED BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME; Updated and Expanded Edition — Rare Book Cellar$80
The Illustrated A Brief History of Time, with The Universe in A Nutshell — Lorne Bair Rare Books$75
AOS OMBROS DE GIGANTES — Rare Book Cellar$73
GOD CREATED THE INTEGERS; The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History — Rare Book Cellar$73
THE GRAND DESIGN — Rare Book Cellar$68

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Works on the market

BLACK HOLES AND BABY UNIVERSES AND OTHER ESSAYS6 copies · $20–$98
STEPHEN HAWKING'S A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME : ; A Reader's Companion5 copies · $81–$83
BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS3 copies · $47–$48
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME2 copies · $38–$2,000
The Illustrated A Brief History of Time. Updated and Expanded Edition1 copy · $25,000
“Occurrence of Singularities in Open Universes” in Physical Review Letters. Volume 15, Num1 copy · $6,000
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes1 copy · $850
MY BRIEF HISTORY1 copy · $133
THE ILLUSTRATED BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME; Updated and Expanded Edition1 copy · $80
The Illustrated A Brief History of Time, with The Universe in A Nutshell1 copy · $75
AOS OMBROS DE GIGANTES1 copy · $73
GOD CREATED THE INTEGERS; The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History1 copy · $73
THE GRAND DESIGN1 copy · $68
Stephen Hawking Book Lot of Five Titles: A Brief History of Time1 copy · $50
MY BRIEF HISTORY HARDCOVER; Deckle Edge1 copy · $47
Black Holes and Baby Universes; and Other Essays1 copy · $35
Univere in a Nutshell1 copy · $30
Stephen Hawking's: A Reader's Companion1 copy · $20

Market context

31 copies of Stephen Hawking's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

A Brief History of Time, first Canadian edition, first issue, Toronto, 1988. (forum, 2026-09-17)£65
A Brief History of Time, first edition, 1988 (forum, 2026-04-23)£320

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