Simon & Schuster, Date: 1981. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1981. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0671255622 9780671255626 [US]

Simon and Schuster 1981 Illustrated. Hardcover This is a used book that has been loved and read by a previous owner. This book shows signs of wear and has some creasing but remains a good readable copy. May not contain codes CDs Inserts that is included with the book. *Your satisfaction is our 1 priority so please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns about your purchase. Thank you for choosing to shop with us and happy reading!

ISBN10: 0671255622, ISBN13: 9780671255626, [publisher: Simon and Schuster] Hardcover New
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1981]

ISBN10: 0671255622, ISBN13: 9780671255626, [publisher: Simon and Schuster] Hardcover New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
[Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1981]

ISBN10: 0671255622, ISBN13: 9780671255626, [publisher: Simon Schuster] Hardcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1981]

ISBN10: 0671255622, ISBN13: 9780671255626, [publisher: Simon and Schuster] Hardcover In Used Condition
[Austin, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1981]

ISBN10: 0671255622, ISBN13: 9780671255626, [publisher: Simon Schuster] Hardcover Slightly Used Copy
[Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1981]

New York: Simon & Schuster, Date: 1981. SIGNED. 1st/1st, VG/NF. First Edition, First Printing with complete number line starting with 1. Signed by Francis Crick on the title page. The book is tight and square with and clean unmarred boards. Light crinkle to spine ends and top corners mildly bumped. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or marking's and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($12.95) with mild rubbing and slight wear to corners. Protected in a Brodart Mylar cover. "When Mr. Crick writes about the nature and origin of life, it is always prudent and often a delight to pay attention," wrote Carl Sagan in a 1981 review of "Life Itself" in the New York Times.If you remember your high school science, you will recall that Watson and Crick (James Watson and Frances Crick) discovered the molecular structure of DNA — the building blocks of life. Crick was also primarily responsible for discovering the nature of the genetic code. In "Life Itself" Crick considers the grand panorama of cosmic evolution and offers up the theory of Directed Panspermia —the hypothesis that life on Earth originally came from other planetary systems. He proposed that the Earth was intentionally seeded by other planetary life forms — intelligent beings much more advanced than we are — in an effort to spread their genetics of life throughout the cosmos.Crick writes, ''Once the scale and nature of the galaxy are appreciated, it is intolerable not to ...

ISBN10: 0671255622, ISBN13: 9780671255626, [publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York] Hardcover First Edition Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Creasing on front flap and front panel. Small open tear on front panel top edge.
[Pomona, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1981]
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ISBN10: 0671255622, ISBN13: 9780671255626, [publisher: Simon & Schuster] Hardcover Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.9
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1981]

Simon & Schuster 1981 Illustrated. Hardcover Fair Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

N.Y., Date: 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First Printing. 192 pages. Text unmarked. Jacket in new Brodart protector. Full number line on CR page (1-10). Seems unread. Binding square and solid. Slight shelf-wear and dings to edges of dust jacket. Possible slight sunning to spine (or intended color gradation. Tough to say) Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 2 pounds. Category: Science, Medicine & Technology; ISBN: 0671255622. Inventory No: 030463. BZDB373 Science, Medicine & Technology; Unbranded ISBN: 0671255622 Francis Crick Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature. 1981. ISBN 0671255622 9780671255626 [US]