signed first edition
2013
by HAWKING, Stephen
London: Bantam Press, 2013, 2013. FIRST LONDON EDITION FIRST PRINTING BEARING THE BLACK INK THUMB PRINT OF HAWKING. 1 vol., illustrated, hardbound, FINE, with the DJ, not price clipped, VERY GOOD. Hawking's thumb print appears to a clear area at the base of the half title page alongside a black ink annotation signed by his nurse, Nikki O'Brien, stating "Right thumbprint of Professor S Hawking witnessed by N O'Brien May 2014. Rare in this form. Housed in a open ended slipcase. Nikki worked very closely with Stephen as his nurse for 14 years.
(Inventory #: 001375)