Genes, Girls and Gamow presented by James D. Watson to Francis Crick—two names forever linked in scientific history

183. DNA: James D. Watson (2) Signed Books Presented to Francis Crick. Signed book: Genes, Girls and Gamow by James D. Watson. First edition. Oxford: University Press, 2001. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 275 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-title page in black felt tip to Francis Crick, “For Francis, from Jim.” In fine condition, with slight foxing to the top edge of the textblock. This memoir is Watson’s sequel to The Double Helix; reprints added the sub-title ‘After the Double Helix.’ The book covers the immediate aftermath of the 1953 announcement of the discovery of the structure of DNA through 1968, the year that The Double Helix was published and Watson became director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The New York Times praised Watson’s memoir as ‘a priceless glimpse into the intellectual circle that nurtured his revolutionary paradigm.’ Starting Bid $1000