American biologist (born 1928) who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the function and structure of DNA, providing the prime impetus for further research in the emerging fields of molecular genetics and biochemistry. Signed book: The Double Helix. NY: Atheneum, 1968. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.75, 226 pages. Signed in ballpoint on the title page. In fine condition, with rubbing to jacket, previous owner’s ink name, ink stamps, and label, and small ink notations to top and bottom edges of text block. R&R COA.
