DNA: The Secret of Life [Signed]
Watson, James D.
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James D.Watson and Andrew Berry. DNA: The Secret of Life.New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First edition. Signed by James Watson. Quarto. 446pp (indexed). Illustrated. Publisher's black hardcover boards, spine lettered ion silver, original unclipped dust jacket with lenticular pastedown. Seller Inventory # 2038
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Title: DNA: The Secret of Life [Signed]
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Light shelfwear, else fine.
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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DNA: The Secret of Life. Signed first edition, first impression
Published by
William Heinemann Ltd, 2003
ISBN 10: 0434011169
ISBN 13: 9780434011162
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Signed
Seller: Wordhoard Books, Clevedon, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. DNA. The Secret of Life by James Watson. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page 'To Joe from Jim Watson'. This book is in very good condition. The black boards have minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. The silvered titling on t he spine is bright. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. A previous owner has written a dedication on the ffep. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with some bumping to the edges and general light shelfwear marks. There are no tears or chips. The dust jacket has been price clipped. Note this is a heavy book at approximately 1.5Kg. As the final weight including packaging may well exceed 2Kg, the delivery costs will exceed the minimum shown. Purchase of this book therefore requires the purchaser to be prepared to pay the extra postage if necessary. Please discuss before final purchase is agreed. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 0098
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DNA: The Secret of Life (Signed)
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Like New. Autographed by author, James Watson. (Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1962). XIV, 446 p; 24 cm. Hardcover and dust jacket. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Signed by author. Signed. Seller Inventory # 2405010054
DNA The Secret of Life [Signed]
Published by
Alfred A. Knopf, 2003
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Oversized hardcover with DJ. Black paper over boards with gray lettering on spine. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 2003. Stated First Edition. 446 pages. DJ glossy with holographic image on front cover. U.S.A. $39.95/Canada $59.95 price printed at top right corner of front flap of DJ. Color photograph of the author on rear flap of DJ. Boards are very lightly faded at top edge but are otherwise tidy. Gray lettering on spine is neat and legible. Multiple black and white as well as color photographs throughout. Also includes multiple scientific diagrams. Text is clean and legible. Binding secure with no missing pages. Very Good Condition. Signed by the author on the title page with no inscription. This is an oversized book, so extra shipping will be necessary for priority or international shipping. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 23-1307
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DNA: The Secret of Life **Signed**
Published by
Alfred a Knopf Inc, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0375415467
ISBN 13: 9780375415463
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: All-Ways Fiction, DAYTON, NV, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page. Author's Signature only. Winner of the Nobel Prize A First edition, First printing. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 016857
DNA : The Secret of Life Autographed / Signed
Published by
Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2003
ISBN 10: 0375415467
ISBN 13: 9780375415463
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Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Legends In History, Meadow Vista, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Printing. Signed "James Watson" on title page in blue ink. Signature wa obtained in person on May 05, 2003 at Vromans Bookstore in Pasadena, California USA. ***From the Publisher*** Fifty years ago, James D. Watson, then just twentyfour, helped launch the greatest ongoing scientific quest of our time. Now, with unique authority and sweeping vision, he gives us the first full account of the genetic revolution - from Mendel's garden to the double helix to the sequencing of the human genome and beyond. Watson's lively, panoramic narrative begins with the fanciful speculations of the ancients as to why "like begets like" before skipping ahead to 1866, when an Austrian monk named Gregor Mendel first deduced the basic laws of inheritance. But genetics as we recognize it today - with its capacity, both thrilling and sobering, to manipulate the very essence of living things - came into being only with the rise of molecular investigations culminating in the breakthrough discovery of the structure of DNA, for which Watson shared a Nobel prize in 1962. In the DNA molecule's graceful curves was the key to a whole new science. Having shown that the secret of life is chemical, modern genetics has set mankind off on a journey unimaginable just a few decades ago. Watson provides the general reader with clear explanations of molecular processes and emerging technologies. He shows us how DNA continues to alter our understanding of human origins, and of our identities as groups and as individuals. And with the insight of one who has remained close to every advance in research since the double helix, he reveals how genetics has unleashed a wealth of possibilities to alter the human condition - from genetically modified foods to genetically modified babies - and transformed itself from a domain of pure research into one of bigbusiness as well. It is a sometimes topsy-turvy world full of great minds and great egos, driven by ambitions to improve the human condition as well as to improve investment portfolios, a world vividly captured in these pages. Facing a future of choices and social and ethical implications of which we dare not remain uninformed, we could have no better guide than James Watson, who leads us with the same bravura storytelling that made The Double Helix one of the most successful books on science ever published. Infused with a scientist's awe at nature's marvels and a humanist's profound sympathies, DNA is destined to become the classic telling of the defining scientific saga of our age. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000172
DNA: The Secret of Life (association copy with signed letter)
Published by
Knopf, NY, 2023
ISBN 10: 0375415467
ISBN 13: 9780375415463
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Rural Hours, La Grande, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Association copy, inscribed on the title page in the Nobel Prize winner's small script: "For Eric and Tania Idle, from Jim Watson." Eric Idle is theEnglish actor, comedian, musician and writer best (and very hilariously) known as a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python. Laid in is a typed letter signed (TLS) on ColdSpring HarborLaboratorystationary, roughly 4 x 7", dated July 2003. Conveying the book, it's addressed to Tania, Eric Idle's wife, and is seven sentences in all, perhaps mostintriguingly: "Being, like you, on Paul Allen's super St. Petersburg weekend was a once in a lifetime experience." Sounds fun. It also mentionsenclosing two short speeches but those are no longer present. Watson's first bookThe Double Helix (1968), telling the story of his and Crick's discovery of DNA,remains one of the most successful science memoirs of all time. Thirty five years late,DNA: The Secret Life, serves as layman's introduction and a longview: "Watson provides the general reader with clear explanations of molecular processes and emerging technologies. He shows us how DNA continues to alter our understanding of human origins, and of our identities as groups and as individuals."A fine book, quarto in blue cloth, color illustrations and photos throughout. In a near fine jacket with a nifty, elegant hologram plate at center (as you shift your perspective, the image changes from a double helix to a bee foraging on flowers); it has a paper clip impression at the top of the rear panel. The letter is fine, once folded in three. Seller Inventory # 1004