MILLIGAN, Spike. Rommel? "Gunner Who?" Signed by Stephen Hawking.
SKU: 28436398558

MILLIGAN, Spike. Rommel? "Gunner Who?" Signed by Stephen Hawking.

Sale price$9000.00 Regular price$10000.00
Save 10%

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 6 - Jul 11

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

MILLIGAN, Spike. Rommel? "Gunner Who?" Signed by Stephen Hawking.One of Stephen Hawking's last signatures MILLIGAN, Spike. Rommel? "Gunner Who?" Signed by Stephen Hawking. London: Michael Joseph. 1974. 8vo. Original cloth and wrapper; pp. 192, illustrations throughout; very good. Provenance: signed by Stephen Hawking to dedication page. With letter of provenance, unpublished photograph of Hawking with friends c. 2000 and order of service for the funeral of the previous owner. First edition. This copy of Spike

One of Stephen Hawking's last signatures

MILLIGAN, Spike. Rommel? "Gunner Who?" Signed by Stephen Hawking. London: Michael Joseph. 1974.

8vo. Original cloth and wrapper; pp. 192, illustrations throughout; very good. Provenance: signed by Stephen Hawking to dedication page. With letter of provenance, unpublished photograph of Hawking with friends c. 2000 and order of service for the funeral of the previous owner.

First edition. This copy of Spike Milligan's wartime memoir carries one of the very few verified autographs of Stephen Hawking. It was signed in 1974, the year before he became confined to a wheelchair by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The shakiness of the signature is a testament to the physical difficulty he had in holding a pen and forming letters.

The book actually belonged to James Hawkins (1928-2003), a poet and author who befriended Hawking through Trinity College Cambridge. Hawkins was also a good friend of Somerset Maugham, who called him the "new Rupert Brooke", and of Yehudi Menuhin. A copy of his selected poems Lamps in the Darkness (1976) was presented to Hawking.

The occasion of this signing was extremely light-hearted. Hawkins was reading this copy of Milligan's book when Hawking commented on how funny the dedication was ("To my dear brother Desmond who made my boyhood happy and with whom I have never had a cross word, mind you he drives his wife mad"). In a sprit of joie de vivre and perhaps recognising that he would not be able to sign his name for much longer, Hawking scrawled his autograph beneath the dedication. It was the only example of his handwriting that existed in his friend's collection. At this point, Hawking had not written a full-length book and was far from being a household name, and so one would not expect an autograph on one of his own works; there are only a couple of verified Hawking signatures from this period, including his PhD thesis in 1965 and an archaeological book given to a departing colleague at the Institute of Astronomy in 1974. We don't expect to find a great scientist's signature in such an incongruous book. Yet it is a perfect representation of Hawking's famously anarchic sense of humour as well as a poignant suggestion that he knew his physical abilities were waning fast.

James Hawkins remained friends with Hawking for the rest of his life and passed this book on to his friend John Masih Fleming, the musician and dealer, shortly before his death. Fleming was also a friendly acquaintance of Stephen Hawking.

SKU: 2103737

Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 28436398558

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.3 ★★★★★
Based on 2118 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
T
Verified Purchase
Trisha Langteau
Battle Creek, US
★★★★★ 5
Solid refurbished part good quality
Correct part , works well and was easy to install
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2026
M
Verified Purchase
Mike C
New York, US
★★★★★ 5
Starter
Works great in my Ford Escape
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2026
B
Verified Purchase
b
Belleville, US
★★★★★ 5
Price and quality
Awesome and reasonable price
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2025
A
Verified Purchase
A_CPA
Birmingham, US
★★★★★ 5
Two Filters, Quick and Easy
Size: 16-23 Tacoma, Size: 16-23 Tacoma
The RVgolf Engine+Cabin Air Filters Kit for the Toyota Tacoma V6 comes with two air filters. There is a cabin air filter that fits nicely into the compartment accessed through the glove box and an engine air filter that dropped in easily in the compartment under the hood. Replacement of both filters was easy, didn’t require any tools, and it took more time to empty and replace the items in the glove box than it did to replace both filters. The Toyota dealership quoted me $80 to replace the cabin air filter only. I replaced both filters for less than $30. The filters felt like they were good quality. The engine air filter is multi-layered, with a thin foam layer to keep larger debris from blocking the finer paper filter. The cabin air filter said and looked like it had a carbon layer to absorb smells. The only concern I had was size. After I had replaced both filters I went to slide the engine air filter I replaced into the RVgolf box to throw it away. The engine air filter I replaced would not slide into the RVgolf box. It was too big. After driving for a few days and a couple of hundred miles, I popped the hood and checked the fit of the engine air filter. The fit looked perfect. See attached photos.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2026
J
Verified Purchase
jennifer
Fort Morgan, US
★★★★★ 5
Fits 2019 accord (gas engine)
Size: 18-22 Accord
Dealer was going to charge almost $200 to change both of these filters in my 2019 accord. These filters fit perfectly and of same quality as the dealer product. Easy to install, saving me lots of money.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2026

recommand products