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Genes, Girls and Gamow
$400.00
Watson, James D.
Oxford University Press: Oxford (UK), 2001. The true first edition, preceding the US edition published by Knopf later that year.
Signed by the author, a Nobel Laureate for the discovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA.
Spine a little leaning, minor bump to top front board and one corner, otherwise nearly fine in very good or better dust wrapper, slightly edgeworn and with one minor snag.
While signed copies of the US edition are not uncommon, signed copies of the UK first are difficult to find — even more so without an inscription.
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A remarkable collection of 100 Catalonian songs
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* estimated currency conversionThe original three series of popular Catalonian songs, 100 in total, published between 1901 and 1913 and bound as a single volume. Signed and dedicated by Capmany to half title, in 1953, one year before his death. A remarkable collection, each song illustrated, many by leading artists, with accompanying lyrics, score and notes on the work. In VG order throughout. Stock quality and paper sizes vary, but bar occasional spotting and toning to page edges, all is clean and bright. Binding is quarter white leather, a little marked, with four raised bands with gilt titling and decoration. Front board is paper-covered with cover from third series, this fact discreetly covered by paper patch. A little marked, moreso to rear. A unique copy of an important item. 8vo. Unpaginated
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$800.00London: Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2016.  First UK edition.  A paperbound original. Signed to the title page by the author, the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature, and dated in the latinate style as is her wont.  Not to be confused with the 2024 Fitzcarraldo edition, limited to 1000 copies signed on a bookplate. Few small finger smudges, else fine in wrappers.
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