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Watson, Crick, & Dulbecco. Signed First Editions, Six Examples.
1) Watson, James D. (b. 1928) The Double Helix. New York and Scarborough, ON: Mentor Books, 1969. First paperback edition, octavo; signed by Watson in black ink on the title; printed pictorial wrappers; 7 x 4 1/4 in.
2) Crick, Francis (1916-2004) Of Molecules and Men. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1966. First edition, octavo; signed by Crick in blue ink below title; bound in tan cloth stamped with green; with pictorial dust jacket, unclipped; 7 7/8 x 5 in.
3) Life Itself. Its Origin and Nature. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981. First edition, octavo; inscribed by Crick to his personal secretary Betty "Maria" Lang, "with many thanks for all the hard work" in black ink on the front free flyleaf; in publisher's blue cloth-backed boards, gilt stamped spine; with pictorial dust jacket, unclipped; 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.
4) What Mad Pursuit. A Personal View of Scientific Discovery. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1988. First edition, first printing, octavo; inscribed by Crick Betty "Maria" Lang, "with grateful thanks for all her efforts" in black ink on the front free flyleaf; bound in the publisher's gilt stamped blue cloth; with the pictorial dust jacket unclipped (slight sunning to spine); 9 1/4 x 6 in.
5) The Astonishing Hypothesis. The Scientific Search for the Soul. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. First edition, octavo; inscribed by Crick to Betty "Maria" Lang, "with many thanks for all the hard, tedious work you did on it" in black ink on the front free flyleaf; in the publisher's black cloth-backed dark blue boards, spine lettered in silver; with the pictorial dust jacket, unclipped; 9 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.
6) Dulbecco, Renato (1914-2012) The Design of Life. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1987. First edition, quarto; inscribed to Betty "Maria" Lang in black ink on the front free flyleaf; bound in beige publisher's cloth; with the pictorial dust jacket, unclipped; 10 x 7 in.
