"THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ABOUT AMERICA"
TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de. Democracy in America. London, 1835, 1840. Four volumes.
First editions in English of both parts of Tocqueville's important and influential analysis of American democracy, one of the most outstanding intellectual achievements of the 19th century—"one of the most important texts in political literature" (PMM)—with very scarce folding map colored in outline, with all four volumes uniformly bound in contemporary marbled boards. $52,000.
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FIRST EDITION OF THE DOUBLE HELIX, SIGNED BY FRANCIS CRICK AND JAMES WATSON
(CRICK, Francis) WATSON, James D. Double Helix. New York, 1968.
First edition, advanced review copy of Watson's controversial personal account of the DNA discovery, signed on the title page by Francis Crick and James D. Watson. $22,500.
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"THE MOST IMPORTANT SINGLE WORK IN SCIENCE"
DARWIN, Charles. On the Origin of Species. London, 1860.
Second edition, second issue, as always (the first issue known in only a few copies), of "certainly the most important biological book ever written" (Freeman), published less than two months after the first edition. A lovely, unrestored copy. $20,000.
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