A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
by Stephen W. Hawking
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/good
- ISBN 10
- 0553052438
- ISBN 13
- 9780553052435
- Seller
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Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
first edition (U.S.) first printing first state hardcover in first state dust jacket (Bantam, April 1988); no prior owner marks; minimal age tone; tight bind; clean 1/4 cloth cover bright titling; dj has little rub to panels, faint creasing, a scratch to front panel, and edge wear ( a short tear at spine head); flap price present MSambibab
Synopsis
A Brief History of Time is a popular science book written by Stephen Hawking and first published by the Bantam Dell Publishing Group in 1988. It became a best-seller and has sold more than 9 million copies. It was also on the London Sunday Times best-seller list for more than four years. There is also a documentary by the same name, directed by Errol Morris and released in 1991. Unlike the book, the documentary is primarily a biography of Stephen Hawking.
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- Bookseller
- DrPanglossBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio9094358
- Title
- A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
- Author
- Stephen W. Hawking
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition first state
- ISBN 10
- 0553052438
- ISBN 13
- 9780553052435
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
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