The Thread of Life: An Introduction to Molecular Biology

First edition. 112pp, rear section of 32 black and white plates, diagrams throughout the text. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Spine ends lightly rubbed and rounded, corners lightly rubbed. Free endpapers lightly tanned, internally a neat, clean, bright and tight volume. Dust jacket has very light shelf, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped. Based on the series of B.B.C. Television Lectures of the same title. It is a first-hand account for layman of this most exciting development in science. It leads us into a world as complex as life itself- but Dr Kendrew is an exceptionally lucid guide.