Impressive booklet featuring eight scientific articles by influential biochemists Linus Pauling and Robert Corey, 7 x 10, fifty-eight pages, signed by both on the front cover in black ink. Article titles include: “The Structure of Proteins: Two Hydrogen-Bonded Helical Configurations of the Polypeptide Chain,” “Atomic Coordinates and Structure Factors for Two Helical Configurations of Polypeptide Chains,” and “The Structure of Synthetic Polypeptides.” Published by Gates and Crellin Laboratories of Chemistry at Pasadena’s California Institute of Technology, and reprinted from the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 37, Nos. 4 and 5, April and May, 1951. Also includes a TLS signed “Linus Pauling,” one page, California Institute of Technology letterhead, September 26, 1951, in full: “I had hoped to see you by this time, in order to tell you that I think that the news releases that you issued are first rate. They seem to have been very effective. Several people, including the chief of the ACS news bureau, spoke to me about them saying, that they were excellent.” Pauling corrects the date in his own hand. In overall fine condition. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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