foreword james watson (17 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+ Dust Jacket. Good+ hardcover with like dust jacket. DJ has rubbing/shelfwear. Text has a few ink marks in margins. Binding is tight and sturdy, text mostly clean and always readable.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No DJ. Limited Edition. Slight staining to spine and lower edges. Does not effect readability. Contributors: Isaac Asimov, Daniel Bell, Saul Bellow, Arthur C. Clarke, Sir Edmund Hillary, Sir Fred Hoyle, Willard F. Libby. Copy 171 of 500. Signed by Nelson Doubleday. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 125 pages. 5.06x0.32x7.81 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condizione: New.

Trade PB in white wraps. Condizione: Fine unmarked. Updated 2nd edition. Course textbook explores clinical, biological, and psychosocial nature of cancer. 8-1/4 x 11, 463 pp, index, appendix, glossary, references, b/w illus.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 168 pages. 6.00x0.44x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good.

#153 of a slipcased limited edition of 500 copies SIGNED BY NELSON DOUBLEDAY JR. [2], i-xiv, 1-399 pages. Gray slipcase, H 22.25cm x L 15.25cm; foxing to side panel labels; seams are firm. No dust jacket. Hardcover: H 21.5cm x L 14.25cm. Gray boards; some light foxing spots to spine. Light foxing to text block's top edge and upper fore-edge. Unpaged special limitation leaf precedes half-title with recto featuring limitation statement and handwritten copy# at top half of page and blue ink signature "Nelson Doubleday" written diagonally at bottom half (Nelson Doubleday Jr., 1933-2015, was the third generation owner and the next-to-last president and CEO of Doubleday and Company); interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. Foreword by Brooke Hindle who served as Director of the National Museum of History and Technology in Washington, DC from 1974-1978 thereafter continuing at the Smithsonian Institution as senior historian and, upon retirement in 1985, as historian emeritus. Features a collection of fourteen essays divided among three sections. FIRST SERIES, 1972-73 - TECHNOLOGY AND THE FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE: "Literature in the Age of Technology" by Saul Bellow; "Technology, Nature, and Society" by Daniel Bell; "History, Technology, and the Pursuit of Happiness" by Edmundo O'Gorman; "Technology and Evolution" by Sir Peter Medawar; "Technology and the Limits of Knowledge" by Arthur C. Clarke. SECOND SERIES, 1973-74 - CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION: "Creativity in Modern Industry" by Akio Morita; "The Dissemination of Unpublished Information" by James D. Watson; "Creativity and Collaboration in Television Programs" by Huw Wheldon; "Collective Consciousness in Making Environment" by Moshe Safdie; "Creativity and Collaboration in Government-The Budget Process" by Caspar W. Weinberger. THIRD SERIES, 1974-75 - THE MODERN EXPLORERS: "South Pole-Continent of Adventure" by Sir Edmund Hillary; "On the Origin of the Universe" by Sir Fred Hoyle; "Radiocarbon Dating" by Willard F. Libby; "The Moon as Threshold" by Isaac Asimov.

Softcover. Condizione: Good. xxii, 407 p. Ex-Library.

paperback. Condizione: Good.

Hard Boards. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good PLUS. First Edition. HARDBACK IN JACKET 1955. 1st edition. xiv+178 pages with index. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket has some edge wear & short tears. Front flap is not price-clipped: 15s. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref O-HGRN. The Farming Kingdom by Nigel Harvey. Foreword by James Scott Watson.

Leather bound. Condizione: Very Good +. Collector's Edition. 226pp. Octavo [22 cm]. Bound in red leather; gilt stamped ornamentation on covers and spine. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Beige moire endpapers and satin ribbon pagemarker. Corners lightly bumped. A somewhat controversial memoir of Watson's work on examining the double helix of DNA and the characters involved.

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine condition. No Jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Plainview, New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1991. 8" wide by 11" tall. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Inner hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with numerous figures, diagrams, photographs and micrographs. Graphs. Tables. Bibliographical references after each chapter. Author Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original maroon cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. . First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No Jacket. xxix, 782pp.

Green Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Photographs Throughout (illustratore). First Edition. A Biography Of Arnold O Beckman And The Related Activities Of Its Beckman Instruments. Dr. Beckman Was Recipient Of Many National Awards For His Engineering, Business And Philanthropic Achievements. Beckman Was One Of The Most Generous Of All California Philanthropists Over Many Decades, Establishing A Highly Unusual Record Of Concern For Education And Science. With A Short Handwritten Note From John D Roberts Presenting Her With A Copy Of His 5 Page Typed Letter Of November 9, 1978, To Arnold D Beckman, Answering Beckman's Request For Input Regarding The Construction And Plans Of The Beckman Foundations. Inscribed by Author(s).

Blue Cloth. Condizione: Fine Book. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine Dustjacket. Black and White photographs and Diagrams (illustratore). First Edition. Stated First Edition. Xvi, 226 Pages. Book Has No Wear, No Fading To Yellow Topstain, All Lettering As New, Small Vroman's, Pasadena Bookseller's Label On Front Pastedown. Original First Issue Dj Is Original, Bright, No Wear Or Fading At All, No Tears, Price Clipped. Book Cloth Covers With 1/8" Fading Along Bottom Edges All Around.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine Book. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine Dustjacket. Black and White photographs and Diagrams (illustratore). First Edition. Stated First Edition. Xvi, 226 Pages, A Beautiful And Virtually As New Copy, From The Library Of A Former Librarian At Cal Tech. Book Cover Has Slight Fading Along Top Edge. Dj Is Original, Bright ; Points Of Slight Rubbing And Minuscule Losses At Corners; Spine Very Slightly Faded.