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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"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;
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Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...