A Brief History of Time

by Stephen Hawking

$2,000 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books · No longer available

New York: Bantam Books, 1988. Advance uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Bound in publisher's grey printed wraps. 187 pp. Near Fine with faint toning to wraps and several small, light creases to the front panel at the spine joint. Very scarce in this pre-publication format, this classic of cosmology would go on to sell more than 10 million copies worldwide. Item #140937249

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