"On the Shoulders of Giants" - SIGNED by Stephen Hawking - w/ His Thumbprint

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STEPHEN HAWKING
.  Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) was an English theoretical physicist and author best known for his work on the theory of Hawking Radiation.
FIRST EDITION OF HAWKING’S
ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
SIGNED BY STEPHEN HAWKING WITH HIS THUMBPRINT
First edition of Hawking’s
On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy
(Philadelphia: The Running Press, 2002) signed on the title page by Stephen Hawking with his thumbprint and presented to Professor David Howard, Hawking’s laryngologist.  Hawking was the editor of the book, contains dust jacket, measures 9 by 6.25 inches, 1,264 pages, in near fine condition with only minor rubbing to the dust jacket, and authenticated by Christie’s, the world’s leading auction house.
PRESENTATION COPY FOR HAWKING’S LARYNGOLOGIST AND AUTHENTICATED BY CHRISTIE’S, THE WORLD’S LEADING AUCTION HOUSE
Christie’s recently sold a first edition of
A Brief History of Time
signed by Hawking for over 0,000 in November 2018.