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Verlag: Bone Hill, Chiswell Green, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England : The National Rose Society of Great Britain, 1961., 1961
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good. 207 pp ; photographs in black & white and in color ; 25 cm. ; green textured cloth with gold lettering and decorations ; several photographs of important hybridizers and rose growers, and several color plates of new roses for 1961, including Super Star, Daily Sketch, Mischief, Stella, Lucy Cramphorn, Sabrina, Memoriam, Dearest, Fritz Thiedemann, Lilac Cream, Miss Ireland, Orange Sensation and Pink Parfait ; numerous interesting and important articles on rose growing ; Contents : Patrons, Officers And Council -- Arrangements For 1961 -- Report Of The Council -- Balance Sheets -- Presidents And Awards -- The President's Page, By F. Royalton Kisch, M.C., President -- A Great Venture, By F. Fairbrother, M.Sc., F.R.I.C. -- Recent Research On Roses, By E. F. Allen -- The Rose Garden Of Rome, By Stelvio Coggiatti -- The Late Charles Mallerin, By André Leroy, Louis Laperrière And M. Perroud -- Looking At Roses, By Constancewheatcroft -- Rose Arrangements, By Ena Harkness -- Book Review, By F. Fairbrother, M.Sc., F.R.I.C. -- My Grandmother's Roses, By Arbel. M. Aldous -- Rose Culture In The Tropics, By Rev. P. Soares -- The Local Incidence Of Rose Disease, By A. Dick, B.Sc., M.D.,J. Clarke, Lieut.-Col. D. Pope, F. H. Morse -- Lessons From Derriaghy, By Sam McGredy -- Red Roses, By C. Walter Gregory -- The "Floiuade" At Rotterdam 1960, By A. P. C. Dickson -- Common Mistakes In Rose Growing, By R. L. Pallett -- The Yellow Roses, By Bertram Park, O.B.E., V.M.H., Mtrite Agri -- The Unorthodox Rose Grower, By F. C. H. Witchell -- By The Way, By W. J. W. Sanday -- Fifty Years Of The Rose Annual, By A. Norman -- Garden View, By J. H. Wilding -- A Modern Approach To Rose Deterioration And Disease, By Aphra P. Wilson, M.B.E., A.R.C.S. -- "Overhead Watering Prevents Black Spot?" By Roy Hay -- Whose Roses? From A Correspondent Of The Times -- Display Gardens, By Sir Harry Pilkington . -- What's In A Name? By W. C. Thom -- Special Encouragement For Amateur Hybridists, By Edgar M. Allen, C.M.G. -- Highlights In A Veteran Rose Grower's Life, By Edgar M. Allen, C.M.G. -- An Itinerant 'Frau Karl Druschki', By Mrs. F. M. Briscoe -- Roses Which Deserve Greater Recognition, By Rosemary James -- Plant Breeders' Rights, By Gordon Edwards, C.B.E. -- The Spring Competition, By A. J. Huxley -- The Great Summer Rose Show, By A. G. L. Hellyer -- The Artistic Classes, By Julia Clements -- Bristol Group's Annual Show -- Northern Rose Show, By Mr. And Mrs. Joseph C. Watson -- The Great Autumn Rose Show, By Gordon Forsyth -- The Trial Ground, By H. Edland -- Show Awards And Trial Ground Awards 1960 -- International Awards 1960 -- The Rose Analysis, By H. Edland -- Monochrome Plates -- The President -- New Headquarters Of The National Rose Society, Bone Hill, Chiswell Green, St. Albans, Hertfordshire -- Royal Lodge, Windsor -- The Municipal Rose Gardens, Rome -- The Late Charles Mallerin -- The Silver Plate And Spoons -- The Poulsen "Family" -- Alain And Michke Meilland -- "Just Don't Get Him Started Talking About His Roses" -- 'Vanity' -- Colour Plates -- Super Star -- Daily Sketch -- Mischief -- Gold Crown -- Golden Giant -- Stella -- Lucy Cramphorn -- Sabrina -- Memoriam -- Dearest -- Fritz Thiedemann -- Lilac Charm -- Miss Ireland -- Orange Sensation -- Pink Parfait ; no dustjacket ; G. Book. …

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Weitere BilderVerlag: Stamps-Baxter Music & Print. Co., Dallas, 1957, 1957
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In den WarenkorbSoft cover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. [158] pages ; 20 cm OCLC 9054641 LCCN unk84206678 ; LC M2198 .B ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; For 4-part mixed chorus, unaccompanied "Shape notes only." ; composers include: T. R. Baxter. Jr. Albert E.Brumley J. B: Coats Marvin P. Dalton B. I. Cline Terry Pillow Lonnie B. Comii.3 J. R. Varner Marion W. Easter-lima Renus E. Rich C. H. Culbreth W. M. DeVaughn E. M. Latham Chesley Bray J. M. Watson Howard Young Rev. Henry H. Powell Pat H. Baxter A. H. Elliott Aaron L. Ryder Thos. R. Wilson Edsel Coats W. S. Hess Mrs. P. W. Alexander Lester Williams Dewey Belknap John R. Kendall Buell S. Thompson Elmer L. Ward Rev. Galen Bare Elton E. Galbraith Ruby Lee Williams Ammie 0. Boswell V. 0. Fossett G. T. Speer Dwight Brock Wm. A. McKinney J. A. Collier Ellis Short, Jr. W. W. Combs J. E. Roane Horace A. Kennedy Glen T. Presley Robert R. Christian Jerry Jones C. C. Clements James L. Glover Simmie T. Mann Gordon Ross Terry Killingsworth Mrs. Rena Presley Malcom Jones Rev. E. Bert Riddle Mrs. Grace Morrisett Ezra H. Knight H. Z. (Doc) Tanksley Jeffie Cook Dorthy Fay Taylor Buck Compelube Clarence Craig VT. A. Brown S. J. Smith Mrs. Ray Brasel Arvil Clark I. W. Meeks John Myrick Luther G Presley B. B. Edmiaston Clyde Williams Floyd E. Hunter Wilbur Wilson Austin jvVilliatins Henry L. Thompson John L. Shrader Dr. H. H. Martin S. L. Wallace J. Otis Murphree J. L. Freeman R. J. Daniel 0. 0. Kidd L. L. Hornsby 0. V. Grice H. W. Sloan Mrs. Wilbur Wilson Mrs. Austin Williams Fred Rich Luther M. Hutchins Ruby Smith L. C. Williams Jesse Cook Mrs. Theresa West A. L. Elliott W. Ernest Hamby Floyd E. McNeill-Mrs. E. C. Allgood Guy S. Duncan U. G. Carr U. S. Lindsey Margaret Lowe Ridley ; some wear, FAIR. Book.…

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Weitere BilderSilver gleams : our first 1958 book for singing schools, conventions, etc [Stamps-Baxter convention books, 1958, no. 1, 1958, no. 1]]
Stamps-Baxter Music & Print. Co., Dallas [ I. R. Baxter, Jr. Albert E. Brumley G. T. Speer Marvin P. Dalton Lonnie B. Combs Terry Pillow J. R. Varner Dr. H. H. Martin S, L. Wallace Robt, E. Arnold M Sgt Cecil Fisher J. Otis Murphree Curtis Eppler Luther M. Hutchins A. H. Elliott Jas. Thomas Tuck W. C. Woodward C. C. Clements Lester L. Pearson Fred Rich James L. Glover Pat H. Baxter Ezra H. Knight Christine Sims June Smith W. H. Carter Ira B. Dykes, Sr. Howard Young W. C. Stewart Ruby Smith W. S. Hess Floyd E. McNeill V. 0. Fossett J. B. Coats Dwight Brock Floyd E. Hunter Wilbur Wilson J. A. Collier W. W. Combs J. E. Roane C. H. Culbreth Horace A. Kennedy J. L. Freeman W. M. DeVaughn J. M. Watson Gordon Ross E. T. Isbell Simmie T. Mann]
Verlag: Stamps-Baxter Music & Print. Co., Dallas, 1958, 1958
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In den WarenkorbSoft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 160 pages : music ; 20 cm OCLC 1889713 ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; 135 hymns in shape-note notation ; Hymns include: Forever with the Lord -- Heavenly rest -- We'll see heaven some day -- He's a wonderful Savior -- Only trust Him -- I'll not forget my Savior's love -- Jesus will lead the way -- I have a contented heart -- Some happy day -- I know He's mine -- Keep rolling on -- Ain't got time -- My mother's prayer -- Higher ground -- There'll be no skeptics in heaven -- I'm getting closer -- What a Friend -- The writing on the wall -- We'll live with Jesus some day -- I make-a my bed -- What a happy time -- I want my light to shine -- He paid the cost -- Help me Jesus -- Heaven fair is now my goal -- What a day of rejoicing -- In the happy glory land -- How great and wonderful -- My Shepherd -- There's a wonderful day coming soon -- His name is Jesus -- Our home beyond the blue -- Praising Jesus the Lord -- Only in Him -- I am holding to His hand -- We'll sing and shout it -- Can it be true? -- Beautiful home on high -- I've got a mansion -- Over on the hills of glory -- In glory land -- The Lord is never too busy -- I love Him more each day -- I want to live on in glory -- What would we have done? -- I am glad He came -- The beautiful city of gold -- On the King's highway -- A beautiful home -- I have built my house on a rock -- I'd rather have Jesus -- He's abiding in my heart -- Country of life -- Nobody knew -- We need Thee, Lord -- I can live for my Savior -- My Lord makes no mistakes -- I'm on the mountain top -- I'm singing glory to His name -- In that morning -- In Him we shall live -- Love did it -- Now is the time -- With joy I'm telling the story -- Rock of ages -- I want to go there, don't you? -- Revive us again -- I am satisfied -- Glory to His name -- Walking with my Lord -- In glory land -- The great white way -- Jesus cares -- My religion has ev'rything -- I'd like to talk it over with Him -- Thou art our joy --Trusting in Jesus -- The glory way -- Jesus, my truest Friend -- I'm headed for home -- America -- A redeemed soul is the next of kin -- Amazing grace -- Over in glory land -- Jesus -- What a beautiful day -- Jesus is the way -- Fear not the shadows -- Dreaming -- I'll be a witness true -- Where could I go? -- I'm living in a brand new world -- He knows -- Joy comes at dawn -- God's salvation -- Angels will listen -- Anchored in His love -- My wonderful song -- He understands and cares for me -- Ere the sun goes down -- How I love Him -- Sweet is the song I'm singing -- What could I do without Jesus? -- I stood in the bank of the river -- A prayer -- My heavenly home -- There are angels hov'ring 'round -- We'll sing, and we'll sing -- Christ is my pilot -- I want to hear them sing -- In His love -- The blood -- The joy in salvation -- The joy of heav'n awaits us there -- I want to meet you in glory land -- Jesus is my best Friend -- Lord, give me just a little more time -- Lord, I want a mansion -- Acquainted with Jesus -- He knows the way -- Away down deep in my soul -- God made me a man -- I'm glad to know -- The love of Jesus I am going home -- There's a happy feeling in my soul -- I want someone to love me -- I'll settle down in glory -- I'm preaching it -- God's love so great -- Mighty is the Lord -- Ev'ry heart resounds -- The Lord will be first to know -- He will go -- Look upward and smile -- The Father looked down -- In the cool of the evening; Composers include: I. R. Baxter, Jr. Albert E. Brumley G. T. Speer Marvin P. Dalton Lonnie B. Combs Terry Pillow J. R. Varner Dr. H. H. Martin S, L. Wallace Robt, E. Arnold M Sgt Cecil Fisher J. Otis Murphree Curtis Eppler Luther M. Hutchins A. H. Elliott Jas. Thomas Tuck W. C. Woodward C. C. Clements Lester L. Pearson Fred Rich James L. Glover Pat H. Baxter Ezra H. Knight Christine Sims June Smith W. H. Carter Ira B. Dykes, Sr. Howard Young W. C. Stewart Ruby Smith W. S. Hess Floyd E. McNeill V. 0. Fossett etc; ; writing on front cover, else G. Book.…

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The Magazine Antiques, December [Dec.] 1951, Vol. LX, No. 6: William Henry Brown of Charleston / Aesop's Fables on Philadelphia Furniture
Avery, C. Louise; Stockwell, David; Boicourt, Jane; Harrigan, Anthony; Rutledge, Anna Wells; Wilson Watson G.; Bowditch, Harold
Verlag: The Magazine Antiques, USA, 1951
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In den WarenkorbSingle Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: European Earthenware - In the R. Thornton Wilson Collection; Aesop's Fables on Philadelphia Furniture; For the Casual Collector - American Woodenware; Lost Plantations; William Henry Brown of Charleston; Invitation to the Antiques Forum; English Silver in a Texas Collection; Heraldry and the American Collector; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 477-564. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. …
Verlag: 1988-1990, 1988
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In den WarenkorbThree volumes (complete). 290, 260, [1], 267 p., 122, 95, 71 figures, 3 maps, paperbound. Library stamps, else very good set of this out of print title.
Weitere BilderMolecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid; Molecular Structure of Deoxypentose Nucleic Acids; Molecular Configuration in Sodium Thymonucleate; Three papers from Nature, Vol. 171, No. 4356, April 25, 1953
Watson, J. D.; Crick, F. H. C.; Wilkins, M. H. F., Stokes, A. R. & Wilson, H. R.; Franklin, R. E. & Gosling, R. G.
Verlag: Fisher, Knight & Co, St. Albans, 1953
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In den WarenkorbFirst Edition. Offprint, 8vo (210 x 140mm), pp. 14, with two diagrams (including the double helix) and two illustrations from photographs. The three-paper offprint issue, of the primary record of the co-discovery of the molecular structure of DNA, the most transformative moment in twentieth-century biology. Stapled in self-wrappers as issued. Signed by Maurice Wilkins on the first page. Very lightly toned and a coulpe soft creases, near fine. Grolier Club, One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine, 99; Dibner, Heralds of Science, 200. Garrison-Morton 256.3; Judson, Eighth Day of Creation, pp. 145-56. Ex-Dr. Myron Printzmetal. The discovery of DNA's double helix structure emerged from an intense period of competitive collaboration between research teams at Cambridge and King's College London. Watson and Crick's theoretical breakthrough synthesized crucial experimental evidence from multiple sources: Erwin Chargaff's base composition rules demonstrating the 1:1 ratio of adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine, X-ray crystallographic data revealing DNA's helical structure, and most critically, the precise measurements of backbone positioning and molecular dimensions. Their elegant model proposed complementary base pairing (A-T and C-G) held together by hydrogen bonds, immediately suggesting a mechanism for genetic replication where each strand could serve as a template for its complement. The accompanying papers by Wilkins, Stokes, and Wilson, and by Franklin and Gosling, provided essential experimental validation through X-ray diffraction analysis, creating a unified presentation of both theoretical insight and empirical evidence that established the foundation of molecular biology. The contentious history surrounding this discovery has generated enduring scholarly debate, particularly regarding the systematic marginalization of Rosalind Franklin's contributions. Franklin's meticulous X-ray crystallographic work, conducted with her graduate student Raymond Gosling, had independently determined many key structural features including the antiparallel orientation of DNA strands, the external positioning of phosphate groups, and precise helical parameters. Her famous "Photograph 51" provided definitive evidence of DNA's helical structure, while her systematic analysis of A-form and B-form DNA revealed critical dimensions that enabled Watson and Crick's model construction. As Brenda Maddox documents in "Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA," Franklin's data was shown to Watson and Crick without her knowledge through Maurice Wilkins, creating an ethical controversy that persists in discussions of scientific collaboration and gender bias. Franklin's death from ovarian cancer in 1958, four years before the Nobel Prize was awarded to Watson, Crick, and Wilkins, has intensified debates about recognition and the complex dynamics of mid-twentieth century scientific discovery, with many scholars arguing that her rigorous experimental approach was as fundamental to the breakthrough as the theoretical modeling that received greater acclaim. This publication represents the founding document of modern molecular biology, establishing the conceptual framework for understanding heredity, genetic replication, and the molecular basis of life itself. The discovery immediately suggested mechanisms for protein synthesis and genetic information transfer, creating the theoretical foundation for subsequent developments in genetic engineering, biotechnology, and genomic medicine. As Francis Crick later observed, the structure's elegant simplicitywith its complementary base pairing and antiparallel strandsprovided not merely a static model but a dynamic mechanism explaining how genetic information could be accurately copied and transmitted across generations. The offprint's scientific significance extends far beyond its immediate discovery, representing the moment when biology transformed from a primarily descriptive science into a molecular discipline capable of manipulating the fundamental mechanisms of life, establishing the intellectual foundation for the biotechnology revolution that continues to reshape medicine, agriculture, and our understanding of evolutionary processes seventy years after its publication.…
Weitere Bilder'Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid'; 'Molecular Structure of Deoxypentose Nucleic Acids'; 'Molecular Configuration in Sodium Thymonucleate'. Three papers in a single offprint from Nature, Vol. 171, No. 4356, April 25, 1953
WATSON, J. D. & CRICK, F. H. C.; WILKINS, M. H. F., STOKES, A. R. & WILSON, H. R.; FRANKLIN, R. E. & GOSLING, R. G.
Verlag: Fisher, Knight & Co, St. Albans, 1953
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In den WarenkorbFirst edition. DISCOVERY OF THE STRUCTURE OF DNA. First edition, in the rare offprint form, of one of the most important scientific papers of the twentieth century, which "records the discovery of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the main component of chromosomes and the material that transfers genetic characteristics in all life forms. Publication of this paper initiated the science of molecular biology. Forty years after Watson and Crick's discovery, so much of the basic understanding of medicine and disease has advanced to the molecular level that their paper may be considered the most significant single contribution to biology and medicine in the twentieth century" (One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine, p. 362). "The discovery in 1953 of the double helix, the twisted-ladder structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), by James Watson and Francis Crick marked a milestone in the history of science and gave rise to modern molecular biology, which is largely concerned with understanding how genes control the chemical processes within cells. In short order, their discovery yielded ground-breaking insights into the genetic code and protein synthesis. During the 1970s and 1980s, it helped to produce new and powerful scientific techniques, specifically recombinant DNA research, genetic engineering, rapid gene sequencing, and monoclonal antibodies, techniques on which today's multi-billion dollar biotechnology industry is founded. Major current advances in science, namely genetic fingerprinting and modern forensics, the mapping of the human genome, and the promise, yet unfulfilled, of gene therapy, all have their origins in Watson and Crick's inspired work. The double helix has not only reshaped biology, it has become a cultural icon, represented in sculpture, visual art, jewelry, and toys" (Francis Crick Papers, National Library of Medicine, profiles./SC/Views/Exhibit/narrative/). In 1962, Watson, Crick, and Wilkins shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material." In 1869, the Swiss physiological chemist Friedrich Miescher (1844-95) first identified what he called 'nuclein' inside the nuclei of human white blood cells. (The term 'nuclein' was later changed to 'nucleic acid' and eventually to 'deoxyribonucleic acid,' or 'DNA.') Miescher's plan was to isolate and characterize not the nuclein (which nobody at that time realized existed) but instead the protein components of leukocytes (white blood cells). Miescher thus made arrangements for a local surgical clinic to send him used, pus-coated patient bandages; once he received the bandages, he planned to wash them, filter out the leukocytes, and extract and identify the various proteins within the white blood cells. But when he came across a substance from the cell nuclei that had chemical properties unlike any protein, including a much higher phosphorous content and resistance to proteolysis (protein digestion), Miescher realized that he had discovered a new substance. Sensing the importance of his findings, Miescher wrote, "It seems probable to me that a whole family of such slightly varying phosphorous-containing substances will appear, as a group of nucleins, equivalent to proteins". But Miescher's discovery of nucleic acids was not appreciated by the scientific community, and his name had fallen into obscurity by the 20th century. "Researchers working on DNA in the early 1950s used the term 'gene' to mean the smallest unit of genetic information, but they did not know what a gene actually looked like structurally and chemically, or how it was copied, with very few errors, generation after generation. In 1944, Oswald Avery had shown that DNA was the 'transforming principle,' the carrier of hereditary information, in pneumococcal bacteria. Nevertheless, many scientists continued to believe that DNA had a structure too uniform and simple to store genetic information for making complex living organisms. The genetic material, they reasoned, must consist of proteins, much more diverse and intricate molecules known to perform a multitude of biological functions in the cell. "Crick and Watson recognized, at an early stage in their careers, that gaining a detailed knowledge of the three-dimensional configuration of the gene was the central problem in molecular biology. Without such knowledge, heredity and reproduction could not be understood. They seized on this problem during their very first encounter, in the summer of 1951, and pursued it with single-minded focus over the course of the next eighteen months. This meant taking on the arduous intellectual task of immersing themselves in all the fields of science involved: genetics, biochemistry, chemistry, physical chemistry, and X-ray crystallography. Drawing on the experimental results of others (they conducted no DNA experiments of their own), taking advantage of their complementary scientific backgrounds in physics and X-ray crystallography (Crick) and viral and bacterial genetics (Watson), and relying on their brilliant intuition, persistence, and luck, the two showed that DNA had a structure sufficiently complex and yet elegantly simple enough to be the master molecule of life. "Other researchers had made important but seemingly unconnected findings about the composition of DNA; it fell to Watson and Crick to unify these disparate findings into a coherent theory of genetic transfer. The organic chemist Alexander Todd had determined that the backbone of the DNA molecule contained repeating phosphate and deoxyribose sugar groups. The biochemist Erwin Chargaff had found that while the amount of DNA and of its four types of bases - the purine bases adenine (A) and guanine (G), and the pyrimidine bases cytosine (C) and thymine (T) - varied widely from species to species, A and T always appeared in ratios of one-to-one, as did G and C. Maurice Wilkins an.…