edited by james d watson (5 Ergebnisse)

[978-1-4767-1549-0] 2012. (hardcover) Very good in near fine dust jacket. xvi, 345pp. 8vo. Blue-green paper boards; lettering in gold to spine. An enhanced perspective of the now legendary story of the discovery and implications of the double helix and of the subsequent events that led to momentous change. There is a faint stain (barely noticable) to the top board, and the previous owner's name and a short notation is penned to the title page; otherwise, a clean and bright copy. The jacket shows light wear along the upper edge. Black and white photographs and drawings. Very good to near fine copy in near fine jacket. Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the Nobel Prize for Watson and Crick's discovery of the structure of DNA.

Maps, xvi + 319pp, glossary, index, references, 23.6 x 16cm. From ancient times the ties based on patrilineal descent were matters of ethical concern and practical politics in China. During the late imperial period, descent groups with as many as hundreds of members became a common feature of the social landscape. This volume, which will be of interest to both historians and anthropologists, concludes that these groups were far more varied and complex than anthropologists, concludes that these groups were far more varied and complex than anthropologists have assumed. Using case studies from north and central China and covering all periods from the Sung through Ch'ing dynasties, the authors explore the diversity of kinship organization and provide new insights into its relation to ancestral rituals, marriage strategies, adoption practices, settlement patterns, and the political, economic and philosophical concerns of the elite.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st. thus. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, some light age spotting, markings to closed page block slight wear to jacket. New critical edition including text, commentary,reviews, original papers. 298 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; Inventory No: dscf11588.

First edition of this compilation of Charles Darwin's most influential works in their entirety contained for the first time in one volume. Thick Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by James Watson to his friends on the half-title page, "For Peter and Dori from Jim." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Text includes commentary by Nobel laureate James Watson. Included in this volume are four of the most influential works of Charles Darwin, reprinted in their entirety, each with commentary from Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson. Included are On the Origin of Species, arguably the most important scientific work of the nineteenth century; Voyage of the Beagle, a captivating travelogue richly stocked with observations that helped guide the young Darwin through his evolutionary world view; The Descent of Man, which explored the origins of humans and their history; and The Expressions of Emotions in Man and Animals, which explored the origin and nature of the mind. With his separate introductions for each of Darwin's books he goes further to explain how the modern considerations underlying genome research would have been impossible without Darwin, bringing a contemporary relevance to these nineteenth century masterworks.

First edition of this compilation of Charles Darwin's most influential works in their entirety contained for the first time in one volume. Thick octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by James Watson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Text includes commentary by Nobel laureate James Watson. Included in this volume are four of the most influential works of Charles Darwin, reprinted in their entirety, each with commentary from Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson. Included are On the Origin of Species, arguably the most important scientific work of the nineteenth century; Voyage of the Beagle, a captivating travelogue richly stocked with observations that helped guide the young Darwin through his evolutionary world view; The Descent of Man, which explored the origins of humans and their history; and The Expressions of Emotions in Man and Animals, which explored the origin and nature of the mind. With his separate introductions for each of Darwin's books he goes further to explain how the modern considerations underlying genome research would have been impossible without Darwin, bringing a contemporary relevance to these nineteenth century masterworks.