The Double Helix; A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
by Watson, James D
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
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. Tight, bright, and clean. B&W photos, ports., diagrams; facsimile of the letter written to Delbrück telling of the double helix at rear. An excellent copy of this seminal work, listed by Time as one of the 100 most influential non-fiction works of all time. "Part diary, part lab notebook, James Watson's breezy account of how he and Francis Crick managed to decipher the structure of DNA changed biology and our view of biologists forever. Decades before reality TV pulled the curtain from every occupation from crab fishing to swamp logging, Watson chronicled not only his and Crick's tedious and bumpy scientific journey in discovering the molecular shape of DNA (which laid the foundation for the genetic revolution) but also exposed the posturing and ego bruising that make science interesting - and scientists human." -Alice Park..
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"A Touchstone book."
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- Bookseller
- Spafford Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 123658
- Title
- The Double Helix; A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
- Author
- Watson, James D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Science, Medical, Physiology
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Spafford Books
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