The Double Helix

USA: Atheneum, 1968. A personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA. New York: Atheneum, 1968. First edition of the author's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Signed by both James Watson and Francis Crick on… Read more

New York: Atheneum, 1968. First edition of Watson's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Signed by both James Watson and Francis Crick on the title page. Octavo, original blue cloth, with numerous diagrams and photographic illustrations. Fine in a… Read more

SIGNED by both Nobel Prize winners Watson and Crick, a stunning first edition copy of The Double Helix, James Watson's account of his codiscovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA. In The Double Helix, Watson "has described admirably how it feels to have that frightening and beautiful experience of making a great scientific discovery" (Richard Feynman, winner… Read more

New York: Atheneum, 1968. First edition of Watson's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Octavo, original blue cloth, with numerous diagrams and photographic illustrations. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Frank from Jim… Read more

See notes, 1968-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Author signed first edition first printing in very lightly shelf worn price intact jacket. Original publisher's yellow top stain, blue cloth boards, illustrated throughout. Square tight and unmarked. Please email for photos.

The very scarce complete REVIEW COPY of Watson s controversial personal account of the DNA discovery. There is some light foxing at the top edge of the original dust-wrapper over wrappers with the review slip stapled by the publisher to the front wrapper. The dust-wrapper has some creases and is the same one used for the hardback first edition with… Read more

New York: Atheneum, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [7], vii-xvi, [2], 3-226, [12] pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine; yellow topstain. Red endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $5.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with 25 full-page black and white photographs and with a few full-page diagrams. The… Read more

New York: Atheneum. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Price clipped dust jacket. .

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New York: Atheneum, 1968. First edition, first printing, of Watson's personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA, one of the most important first-hand accounts of the practice of science during the 20th century, written "with a Pepys-like frankness" and chronicling not only the wonder and beauty of a major breakthrough, but also the politics of researchers… Read more

Atheneum Books, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. First Edition stated on the copyright page. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper is made out to Maija K. Ahlquist, who is a data warehouse consultant at MIT. Book is fine. Dust jacket has original price of $5.95 printed on front flap.… Read more

FINE COPY FIRST EDITION, first issue (First Edition stated on the copyright page). 8vo, pp. [2], xvi, 226, with several illustrations. Gilt-stamped blue cloth. Fine in bright near fine price-clipped dust jacket. One of the most topical books of our time. Watson's account of his participation in unraveling the structure of DNA for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine in… Read more

New York: Atheneum, 1968. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. A Fine copy of the book in Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket with a small tear and minor wear at the base of the spine. This celebrated account details one of the most significant scientific discoveries of all time: the structure of DNA. For their discovery, Watson and his… Read more

New York: Atheneum, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, first printing. xvi, 226, [12] pp. Publisher's blue cloth with titles in blind on upper board and stamped in gilt on the spine. Small snag to cloth along top edge of front board, else Fine in an unfaded dust jacket, price-clipped, else Near Fine with… Read more

New York, NY: Atheneum, 1968. First Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 5.9 x 5.6 x 1.3. "1968. 1968 on title page with 'First Edition' on copyright page. Nice Firm copy ! Previous owner gift notation. Jacket has 1 short tear. 226 pages. 6158. ISBN: B000NZ6A0Q. Catalogs: Science/Nature:.

New American Library, 1969-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. Cover in nice condition. Pages are clean but have fading. No Marks inside or out. Shrink Wrapped for Protection!

New York: Atheneum 1968. (hardcover) xvi, 226pp, [12]. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. 8vo. Blue boards; lettering in gold to spine, lettering blindstamped to top board. Cloth lightly toned at extremities. Top edge yellow. Dust jacket with light shelfwear, lightest edgewear; price-clipped; mylar protected. First Edition stated on copyright page. Internally fine.… Read more

New York: Atheneum, 1968 7th printing, signed on the title-page by Watson. Cloth. Octavo. Spine slightly cocked. Very good in very good d.j. Jackete has 1" tear near top of spine and light edgewear but is intact and unfaded.

Norwalk, Ct: The Easton Press, 2013. Book. As New. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). First Thus.. The is The Annotated and Illustrated Edition, in a gilt decorated slipcase, limited to 1962 lettered copies and signed by Watson on the limitation page. New, never opened, never read, still in the original shrinkwrapped package. Included in this edition are illustrations and photos not… Read more

London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1968. Scarce advance proof copy of Watson's personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA, one of the most important (and controversial) first-hand accounts of the practice of science during the 20th century, written "with a Pepys-like frankness" and chronicling not only the wonder and beauty of a major breakthrough, but also the… Read more

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968. First printing. Jacket has some chipping and shelfwear to edges, particularly top edge. Slight wear to board edges and spine ends, owner details to front pastedown, painted top edge faded, however, contents clean and firm.. First Edition. Hard. Good Plus/Good. 8vo.

New York: Atheneum, 1968. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with titles in blind on upper board and stamped in gilt on the spine. Very Good, with fading to cloth at edges in Very Good unclipped dust jacket, with edge wear, light fading and light soiling. The co-discoverer… Read more

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Signed by James Watson on the title page. In fine condition. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg. Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders," writes James Watson in The Double Helix, his account of his codiscovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA.… Read more

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, [1968]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Hardcover. Near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a very short tear at top of rear panel. Bright copy.

New York: Atheneum. 1968. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. .

Published by Atheneum, 1968-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Watson signed 1968 8th printing in price intact jacket now in mylar. Tight and unmarked with light fox speckling to edges. Please email for photos.

New York: Scribner's, 1998. A 2nd printing of this re-issue of the classic 1968 book, the work for which Watson won the Nobel Prize. SIGNED by Watson on the title page. Part of the Scribner's Classics Series, published in the 30th year after the original 1st edition was first printed. Fine in a Very Near Fine dustjacket, tiny crease top… Read more

Easton Press, 1998. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1/2000 Copies Signed By Watson in Full Leather With COA (As New) Beautiful Fresh Copy of This Great Science Classic.

Atheneum, 1968. Book. Very Fine Plus. Cloth. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine plus copy in like price clipped jacket.Stated Second Printing.Near Mint Example.Small Name label under front flap.Beautiful copy.Extremely Rare..

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968. A first edition, first printing published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1968. A near fine book. With one name and date to the rear of the front endpaper. Some rubbing to the bottom edge. In a very good+ unclipped wrapper with some rubbing and a little nicking to the edges. Rare. … Read more

New York: Atheneum, 1968. First American edition (stated), 1st printing. Hardcover book complete in its original price-clipped dust jacket. 22 cm. 226 pp. followed by 6 pp. of illustrations. In very good+ condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Light edge wear/sunning to the book's extremities. The jacket is lightly edge worn along with some moderate chipping along its upper… Read more

Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. . SIGNED by the author and including a signed certificate of authenticity. Full leather cover with gilt decoration and raised bands, decorative endpapers, all edges gilt, satin-ribbon bookmark. A copy in near fine condition.

New York: Atheneum, 1968. (1st edition). Very Good. octavo. hardback with dust jacket xvi + 226pp., b/w plates, text ills., Ownership stamp of Charles J. Krebs; Thinker-in-residence at the Institute for Applied Ecology at the University of Canberra. May be book club edition. Nice copy in blue cloth boards with a slightly worn & chipped dust jacket

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968-01-01. Hardcover. New. New.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968. A first edition, first printing published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1968. A near fine book. Without inscriptions. In a very good+ unclipped wrapper with some rubbing to the edges and a tape repair to the edge of the front panel. Rare.

New York: Atheneum, 1968 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. first ediiton/second printing book is tight with no markings, great copy, previous owners name on first page.

New York: Atheneum, 1968. Copyright © 1968 by James D. Watson 3rd Printing: March 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Jeanyee Wong (Jacket Design): Harry Ford (Design). 226 + xvi + 6 + pp. A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, scarce, true collectible gem! A wonderful copy! A great,… Read more

Gardners Books, 1998-12-31. Paperback. New. New.

New York: Atheneum, 1968. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. A few small chips and tears to jacket edges. Owner name to front end page. Slight lean to spine. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

First UK edition, first impression (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968). A very good copy with a previous owner's name to front endpaper and isolated instances of very faint spotting to preliminaries and rear paste-down; crease to top corner of page 68. The original and unclipped dust jacket has some rubbing to extremities and a few tiny chips to spine ends. Closed… Read more

Atheneum, 1968-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1968 Atheneum hard cover - 1st edition 3rd printing - minor wear to edge of dust jacket at top binding (now in mylar cover) minor sun fade to edge of cover - minor staining to page edge - otherwise binding strong contents clean - a fine collectible - enjoy

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. A personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA. Purple boards. Illustrated. DJ is rubbed with edge wear and a 2cm closed tear to crown and heel.

USA: Signet, 1969. Signet 1969 1st Printing Very Good++/ Unread. Tiny mended tear upper front Faint signs of ear on back. Bright glossy cover. Tanned pages. Bright photo illustrated section.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good++.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Collectible - Very Good/Very Good. 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ex-Library (C514) .

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

The Easton Press, 2002-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. Easton Press; Norwalk, 2000. Deluxe Leather Collectors Edition. A Near Fine copy. Gilt embossed full leather binding is very nice with sharp corners, AEG are fresh and bright. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs, -… Read more

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1968. 1st UK edition. Boards. VG/VG. 8vo. Gilt lettered purple paper boards in decorative dust jacket. Illustrated. 226 ppp plus 6 pages of illustrations about the time of discovery. Wear to extrmities and some shallow chipping to dj. Ink inscripton on endpaper o/w nice copy of an important book.

Scribner, 1998. Hardcover. New. 8.44 x 5.5 cm.

Scribner, 1998. Hardcover. New. 8.44 x 5.5 cm.