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The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
by Watson, James D[ewey]. (b.1928)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bound in blue cloth over boards with spine stamped in gilt, upper board in blind. A hint of fad
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1968. First printing. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xvi, [1-2], 3-226 [227-237] pages. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bound in blue cloth over boards with spine stamped in gilt, upper board in blind. A hint of fading toward top edge of upper board. Jacket has a whisper of lightening to spine, a 1/2" (or less) crisply closed tear near top fore corner of front panel, and a few other tiny spots of wear to extremities.. Inscribed and signed by Watson on preliminary blank leaf. Here is Watson's story of his work with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins--the three merging data from chemistry, physics, and biology--to solve the molecular structure of DNA, for which they were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology in 1962.<br /> <br /> An inscribed and signed copy of one of the major scientific works of the 20th century.
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"A Touchstone book."
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1089
- Title
- The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
- Author
- Watson, James D[ewey]. (b.1928)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards. Octavo. xvi, [1-2], 3-226 [227-237] pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Bound in blue cloth over boards with spine stamped in gilt, upper board in blind. A hint of fad
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- biology, chemistry, physics, genetics, molecular, DNA, first editions, autographs, signed books, science
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science & Transportation;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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