Books

First edition. First printing, with the introduction by Carl Sagan. The other issue points present: grey-blue endpapers, as well as no dedication statement and no table of contents on the copyright page. A fine copy, in an all but fine unclipped dust jacket, just with the tiniest nicks at the corners of the spine. Using non-technical terms, Hawking introduced modern physics to many in the general population. Over 25 million copies of A Brief History of Time have sold to date. The first printing was suppressed at Hawking s request because of misprints and factual errors, and the publisher destroyed the large majority of copies. An excellent surviving example.

In 'A Brief History of Time', Stephen Hawking attempts to explain a range of subjects in cosmology, including the Big Bang, black holes, and light cones to the non-specialized reader. His goal is to provide an overview of the history, laws, and major theories of the cosmos in a way that is accessible to the general public, without complex mathematical jargon.