The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by Watson, James D - 1998

London: The Richards Press, 1928. 260pp. Quarto. Six coloured plates (from paintings by the author) and 276 b/w illusts. Appendix and index. Top edge gilt. Original blue cloth with gilt titling on the spine and gilt titling and gilt steamship decoration on upper board. Spine very slightly sunned. Rare. *"In 1831 the Sophia Jane, 256 gross tonnage and 50h.p., created great excitement as the first steamship to enter Sydney Harbour. From this it is a far cry to the present epoch of great floating palaces, with wondrous engines, measuring their tonnage and horse-power by scores of thousands, and able, through the marvel of Wireless, to keep in touch with the world on the most distant courses" (from the foreword by Sir Granville Ryrie, High Commissioner for Australia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.

Berlin: Königl. Preuß. Akademischen Kunst- und Buchhandlung, 1803. Hardcover. Very Good. Title continued: "oder Sammlung der neuesten und wichtigsten Entdeckungen, Erfahrungen und Beobachtungen, zur Beförderung und Vervollkommnung der Wollen-, Seiden-, Baumwollen- und Leinenfärberei, der Zeugdruckerei, und der Kunst zu bleichen." xii, 308 p.: 1 leaf of an engraved plate (bound as frontispiece); 20 cm. Original red and white speckled paper over boards with original printed spine label (lacking half). Former owner's small stamp at head of title page: A. Schoen. This is the second volume from a scarce early 19th-century series by the chemist Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt, which presented developments in fabric dying and bleaching. In Very Good Condition: joint and corners are rubbed, but solid; lacking half of spine label and the underlying paper; vertical crack in spine with slight loss of paper; browning and light foxing throughout; clean and solid.

Chapman and Hall. London. 1930. FIRST U. K. EDITION. 8vo. (8.4 x 6 inches). Illustrated throughout with photos, portraits and diagrams. A fine copy in a fine early binding of half brown diced calf possibly bound by, J. C. Wilbee, publisher and bookseller to Harrow school, and with a Harrow School label on the front pastedown endpaper. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled, lettered and fully decorated in gilt, including the Harrow crossed arrows symbol in two compartments. Brown cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Overall a fine, beautifully bound, copy.

Melrose, Florida: Theodore R. Crom, 1980. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. First Edition. xiv, 678 pages. Folio (12 x 9 3/8 inches). Publisher's original brown cloth with gilt decorations. An inscribed copy from author Crom to tool dealer Phil Stanley: "To Phil Stanley - in a good swap for some "pre-owned" metal. Hope, Phil, you enjoy this book as much as I did writing it. Ted Crom 28 March 1997". A heavy book which may require additional postage. Mild corner bump. Cloth. A fine reference book and standard reference on the subject, well illustrated with examples from a variety of firms. As with Ted's other books, the quality of his research is excellent and even years after their release they have retained their value to collectors and dealers alike. From the library of tool and scientific instrument dealer Philip Stanley.

Book is in good condition. Some darkening evident on ends of pages. Dust jacket is worn but intact, and has been wrapped in Mylar for protection.

London: The Richards Press, 1928. 260pp. Quarto. Six coloured plates (from paintings by the author) and 276 b/w illusts. Appendix and index. Top edge gilt. Original blue cloth with gilt titling on the spine and gilt titling and gilt steamship decoration on upper board. Spine very slightly sunned. Rare. *"In 1831 the Sophia Jane, 256 gross tonnage and 50h.p., created great excitement as the first steamship to enter Sydney Harbour. From this it is a far cry to the present epoch of great floating palaces, with wondrous engines, measuring their tonnage and horse-power by scores of thousands, and able, through the marvel of Wireless, to keep in touch with the world on the most distant courses" (from the foreword by Sir Granville Ryrie, High Commissioner for Australia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.

Berlin: Königl. Preuß. Akademischen Kunst- und Buchhandlung, 1803. Hardcover. Very Good. Title continued: "oder Sammlung der neuesten und wichtigsten Entdeckungen, Erfahrungen und Beobachtungen, zur Beförderung und Vervollkommnung der Wollen-, Seiden-, Baumwollen- und Leinenfärberei, der Zeugdruckerei, und der Kunst zu bleichen." xii, 308 p.: 1 leaf of an engraved plate (bound as frontispiece); 20 cm. Original red and white speckled paper over boards with original printed spine label (lacking half). Former owner's small stamp at head of title page: A. Schoen. This is the second volume from a scarce early 19th-century series by the chemist Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt, which presented developments in fabric dying and bleaching. In Very Good Condition: joint and corners are rubbed, but solid; lacking half of spine label and the underlying paper; vertical crack in spine with slight loss of paper; browning and light foxing throughout; clean and solid.

Chapman and Hall. London. 1930. FIRST U. K. EDITION. 8vo. (8.4 x 6 inches). Illustrated throughout with photos, portraits and diagrams. A fine copy in a fine early binding of half brown diced calf possibly bound by, J. C. Wilbee, publisher and bookseller to Harrow school, and with a Harrow School label on the front pastedown endpaper. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled, lettered and fully decorated in gilt, including the Harrow crossed arrows symbol in two compartments. Brown cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Overall a fine, beautifully bound, copy.

Melrose, Florida: Theodore R. Crom, 1980. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. First Edition. xiv, 678 pages. Folio (12 x 9 3/8 inches). Publisher's original brown cloth with gilt decorations. An inscribed copy from author Crom to tool dealer Phil Stanley: "To Phil Stanley - in a good swap for some "pre-owned" metal. Hope, Phil, you enjoy this book as much as I did writing it. Ted Crom 28 March 1997". A heavy book which may require additional postage. Mild corner bump. Cloth. A fine reference book and standard reference on the subject, well illustrated with examples from a variety of firms. As with Ted's other books, the quality of his research is excellent and even years after their release they have retained their value to collectors and dealers alike. From the library of tool and scientific instrument dealer Philip Stanley.

Book is in good condition. Some darkening evident on ends of pages. Dust jacket is worn but intact, and has been wrapped in Mylar for protection.