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Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
by Mullis, Kary
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- Signed
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books, 1998. Signed by Kary Mullis on the title page, inscribed to former owner. x, 223 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth and boards, spine lettered in gilt. Second printing of the first edition. Very Good+ with small coffee stain to top edge in Fine dust jacket, hint of shelf wear.
The autobiography of the late Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, which has become very rare signed. He's best known as the inventor of the PCR test, which was front and center during the Covid pandemic. An iconoclast, his hobbies included surfing and taking hallucinogenic drugs.
Synopsis
Kary Mullis lives in La Jolla and Anderson Valley, California.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945812
- Title
- Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
- Author
- Mullis, Kary
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- signed, chemistry, Nobel Prize, PCR test., polymerase chain reaction, biochemistry, memoir
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Cloth
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