Lot 113 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
The Universe in a Nutshell. 2001
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,345–$2,018
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 9 December 2020
- Dimensions
- Small quarto (250 x 190mm). Later printing. Half-title, text-illustrations (internally fine). Publisher's black boards, black pictorial dustjacket (fine copy). [
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3579928
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3579928 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3579928
Hawking, Stephen. 1942-2018., The Universe in a Nutshell. 2001. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 113. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3579928.
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Hawking, Stephen. 1942-2018., The Universe in a Nutshell. 2001. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 113. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3579928.
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