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First British Edition of The Double Helix; Signed by James Watson and Francis Crick
WATSON, James D. [Francis Crick].
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 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 cloth, illustrated with 19 half-tone illustrations and 11 diagrams. Signed by both James D. Watson and Francis Crick on the title page. Very good in an excellent dust jacket with some light rubbing to the spine crown. Jacket design by Dorothy Judd. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg. Rare signed by both Watson and Crick.
Price: $11,000.00 Item Number: 29052
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First Edition of The Astonishing Hypothesis; inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Francis Crick in the year of publication to his lover
CRICK, Francis.
The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994.
First edition, first printing of this "well-constructed and comprehensive overview of visual neuroscience" (The Washington Post). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Francis Crick in the year of publication to his personal assistant on the front free endpaper, "For Maria with many thanks for all the hard, tedious work you did on it. Love, Francis." The recipient, Betty “Maria” Lang was employed at the Salk Institute from 1977 to her retirement in 1994, where her organizational skills and dedication facilitated Crick’s research activities. Crick, an advocate of open marriage, enjoyed with Lang a sexual relationship between 1981 and 1992. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by One Plus One Studio. Jacket photograph by Michel Tcherevkoff/Image Bank. An exceptional association.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 148919
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First Edition of Francis Crick's What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery; inscribed by Him in the year of publication to his secretary and lover
CRICK, Francis.
What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery.
New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1988.
First edition of Crick's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Francis Crick in the year of publication to his personal assistant on the front free endpaper, "For Maria with grateful thanks for all her efforts love Francis." The recipient was also thanked in the acknowledgements on page xiii, "Finally, my warmest thanks to my secretary, Betty ("Maria") Lang, who has coped splendidly with the many successive versions and all the tedious chores associated with producing a manuscript." Maria Lang was employed at the Salk Institute from 1977 to her retirement in 1994, where her organizational skills and dedication facilitated Crick’s research activities. Crick, an advocate of open marriage, enjoyed with Lang a sexual relationship between 1981 and 1992. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Davis. A remarkable association.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 148918
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"The ultimate aim of the modern movement in biology is in fact to explain all biology in terms of physics and chemistry": First Edition of The Path to the Double Helix; Signed by Francis Crick and Robert Olby
OBLY, Robert; Foreword by Francis Crick.
The Path to the Double Helix.
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1974.
First edition of this work on the history of the double helix. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by both the author and Francis Crick on the title page, who contributed the foreword. The author has transcribed the following from this work, "The ultimate aim of the modern movement in biology is in fact to explain all biology in terms of physics and chemistry Robert Olby." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 3394
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First Edition of Genes and Genomes; Inscribed by Paul Berg and Maxine Singer to Francis Crick
BERG, Paul and Maxine Singer.
Genes & Genomes: A Changing Perspective.
Mill Valley, CA: University Science Books, 1991.
First edition. Quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by Paul Berg to fellow Nobel Prize-winning scientist Francis Crick, “To Francis, For our admiration of all your contributions to this field. All the best Paul.” Maxine Singer has also signed her name below Berg's inscription. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. An excellent association copy, linking two Nobel Prize-winning scientists Francis Crick and Paul Berg, both awarded for their contributions in the field of DNA.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 14043
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First Edition of Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature; inscribed by Francis Crick to his lover
CRICK, Francis.
Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981.
First edition of this work on biology and the origin of life and man by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Octavo, original half-cloth, illustrated with diagrams. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication to his personal assistant on the front free endpaper, "For Betty with many thanks for all the hard work, love, Francis." The recipient Betty "Maria" Lang was employed at the Salk Institute from 1977 to her retirement in 1994, where her organizational skills and dedication facilitated Crick’s research activities. Crick, an advocate of open marriage, enjoyed with Lang a sexual relationship between 1981 and 1992. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148917
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First Edition of Francis Crick's Of Molecules and Men; Signed by him
CRICK, Francis.
Of Molecules and Men.
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1966.
First edition of this work in which Crick explains the importance of the DNA discovery and emphasizes its wide-reaching implications. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by both Francis Crick on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Johsel Namkung. A very sharp example.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 148916
