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The Theory of the Gene
by Morgan, Thomas Hunt; [Gould, Stephen Jay]; [Lillie, Frank Rattray]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1926. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. xvi, 343 pp. Illustrated. Original navy cloth with gilt spine lettering. Near Fine with slight lean, dust-soiling to edges, sharp gilt and very clean cloth. In rare original double-sided dust jacket, unclipped ($4.00), Very Good with some light soiling and edge wear, rubbing along folds, spine panel darkened.
Former copy of not only zoologist and embryologist Frank Rattray Lillie (with his name written on front free endpaper, dated in the year of publication) but also from the library of evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould, though not marked. Morgan won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1933. A great copy of a landmark work in the field of genetics, with a very distinguished provenance in addition to its rare jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140938740
- Title
- The Theory of the Gene
- Author
- Morgan, Thomas Hunt; [Gould, Stephen Jay]; [Lillie, Frank Rattray]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Frank Rattray Lillie, Stephen Jay Gould, Nobel Prize
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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