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The Double Helix (Signed By The Nobel Laureate Author)
by Watson, James
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
A First UK Printing published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1968.The BOOK is in near FINE condition with no erasures or markings. Some fading to the purple top-stain. The purple boards are very clean. The gilt titling to the spine and the gilt double helix design on the spine remain very bright. There is a very mild crease to the spine and a little toning in places to the text block. The pages are clean. One small previous penned owner's name to the upper front end paper. The WRAPPER is in near FINE condition with very minor rubbing and edge-wear. The wrapper is notoriously fragile for becoming chipped and marked but this wrapper is one of the nicest we have handled to date. The wrapper is complete with the correct price of 35s. net. The Dorothy Judd designed wrapper looks striking and is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. This copy has been SIGNED by the Nobel Laureate JAMES D. WATSON to the title page. A copy of the ticket for the signing event accompanies this title for provenance. Housed in a custom solander box with gilt titling. At the time of listing this is one of the few UK first editions available SIGNED by James Watson. A landmark title and as such extremely scarce with such attributes. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11111122222354
- Title
- The Double Helix (Signed By The Nobel Laureate Author)
- Author
- Watson, James
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Nobel, Watson, DNA, Helix
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Erasures
- Erasures indicates marks where someone has removed bits of text or content from a book. In Book Arts, erasures can also mean a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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