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Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature
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Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature

by Francis Crick

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition / First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
Seller
Carrollton, Texas
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NZ$1,224.67
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981. SIGNED. 1st/1st, VG/NF. First Edition, First Printing with complete number line starting with 1. Signed by Francis Crick on the title page. The book is tight and square with and clean unmarred boards. Light crinkle to spine ends and top corners mildly bumped. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or marking's and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($12.95) with mild rubbing and slight wear to corners. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover.
"When Mr. Crick writes about the nature and origin of life, it is always prudent and often a delight to pay attention," wrote Carl Sagan in a 1981 review of "Life Itself" in the New York Times.
If you remember your high school science, you will recall that Watson and Crick (James Watson and Frances Crick) discovered the molecular structure of DNA — the building blocks of life. Crick was also primarily responsible for discovering the nature of the genetic code.
In "Life Itself" Crick considers… Read More
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Audubon: On the Wings of the World
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Audubon: On the Wings of the World

by Fabien Grolleau and Jérémie Royer

  • New
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition - Later Printing
Binding
Hardcover
Seller
Carrollton, Texas
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
NZ$82.77
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London - New York: Nobrow, 2017. SIGNED, New. Graphic novel. First edition. Stated second printing. Signed by illustrator Jérémie Royer on the title page. Unread book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Illustrated endpapers. No dust jacket as issued. Price on back panel. 184 pages. 8 1/4" X 11" tall.
At the start of the nineteenth century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist' s materials, an assistant, a gun and an all-consuming passion for birds... This beautiful volume tells the story of an incredible artist and adventurer: one who encapsulates the spirit of early America when the wilderness felt limitless and was still greatly unexplored. Based on Audubon's own retelling, this graphic novel version of his travels captures the wild and adventurous spirit of a truly exceptional naturalist and… Read More
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