Hawking, Stephen.

The Illustrated On the Shoulder of Giants. The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy.

First Edition, first Printing. Philadelphia & London, Running Press Book Publishers, 2004. 25 x 18 cm. 256 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour. Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket with mild edge wear and scratching. Now inside protective Brodart jacket. Thumb print of Stephen Hawking on title page, together with text by a secretarial hand.

Hawking, Stephen.

The Illustrated A Brief History of Time.

Updated and expanded Edition. London et al, Bantam Press, 1996. 25 x 19 cm. (4), 248 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour. Losely inserted postcard to the collector stating: “Here is the book duly signed…”. Pam Original black cloth. Hard cover with gilt title on spine. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Thumb print of Stephen Hawking on title page, together with quote and text by a secretarial hand.