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First Edition of DNA Pioneer: James Watson and the Double Helix; Signed by Nobel Prize-winning Scientist's James Watson and Francis Crick
BALDWIN, JOYCE [JAMES D. WATSON AND FRANCIS CRICK].
DNA Pioneer: James Watson and the Double Helix.
New York: Walker and Company 1994.
First edition of this riveting work on the legendary scientist James D. Watson. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by James Watson and Francis Crick on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ron Monteleone. Rare and desirable signed by Watson and Crick.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 145786
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The Double Helix; Signed by Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist James D. Watson
WATSON, JAMES D.
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
New York: Atheneum 1969.
First edition, eight printing (printed the same year as the first) 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. Signed by James D. Watson on the title page. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144529
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First Edition of Darwin; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist James D. Watson
DARWIN, CHARLES; EDITED BY JAMES D. WATSON.
Darwin: The Indelible Stamp.
Philadelphia: Running Press 2005.
First edition of this compilation of Charles Darwin’s most influential works in their entirety contained for the first time in one volume. Thick Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by James Watson on the half-title page, “For Peter and Dori from Jim.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Text includes commentary by Nobel laureate James Watson.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140401
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Rare original photograph from the 1962 Nobel Prize Ceremony signed by Francis Crick, James Watson, Maurice Wilkins, Max Ferdinand Perutz, and John Kendrew
CRICK, FRANCIS; JAMES D. WATSON; MAURICE WILKINS; MAX FERDINAND PERUTZ; JOHN KENDREW.
1962 Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists Signed Photograph. [James D. Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins Signed Photograph].
: 1962.
Original photograph from the 1962 Nobel Prize Ceremony signed by Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins (jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine) as well as Max Ferdinand Perutz and John Kendrew (jointly awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry). Also captured in the photograph is John Steinbeck, who was awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature. In fine condition.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 138937
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First Edition of The Double Helix; Inscribed by Him to close friend Francis Sutton
WATSON, JAMES D.
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
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 Watson.” The recipient was Ford Foundation sociologist Francis Sutton. Sutton and Watson were at Harvard simultaneously and were close friends. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg. Association copies seldom enter the market.
Price: $9,500.00 Item Number: 99462
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"It is easy to consider man unique among living organisms": First Edition of Watson's Molecular Biology of the Gene; Signed by Him
WATSON, JAMES D.
Molecular Biology of the Gene.
New York: W.A. Benjamin, Inc 1965.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed “J.D. Watson” on the title page (as his custom with this book, as that is how it appears on the title page). Editor’s foreword by Cyrus Levinthal. In near fine condition, name to the front free endpaper. Uncommon signed.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 125103
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First Edition of James Watson's Girls, Genes, and Gamow; Signed by Him
WATSON, JAMES D.
Girls, Genes, and Gamow.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2002.
First edition of the “essential coda to The Double Helix” (The Boston Globe). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by James Watson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gabriele Wilson.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 122699
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First Edition of Nobel Lectures in Molecular Biology 1933-1975; signed Twice Each by David Baltimore, Renato Dulbecco and James D. Watson
BALTIMORE, DAVID; RENATO DULBECCO; JAMES D. WATSON.
Nobel Lectures in Molecular Biology 1933-1975.
New York: Elsevier 1977.
First edition of this collection of lectures related to molecular biology delivered by Nobel Laureates between 1933 and 1975. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed on the half-title page by David Baltimore, Renato Dulbecco and James D. Watson and by each at the first page of their contribution, for a total of six signatures. In near fine condition.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 116314
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First Edition of The Double Helix; Signed by Both James Watson and Francis Crick
WATSON, JAMES D. [FRANCIS CRICK].
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
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 fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg. Rare and desirable signed by both Watson and Crick.
Price: $16,000.00 Item Number: 112545
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Signed by Both Francis Crick and James Watson
CRICK, FRANCIS AND WATSON JAMES D.
The Nature of Viruses: The Biophysics and Biochemistry of Viruses (CIBA Foundation Symposium).
London: J. & A. Churchill 1957.
First edition of James Watson and Francis Crick’s Virus Structure. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both James Watson and Francis Crick. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 2040