Original Typed Letter Signed
Watson, James D.
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Add to basketSold by Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Association Member:
AbeBooks Seller since September 8, 2020
Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketOriginal signed typescript letter from the Nobel Prize winner to teen autograph-hunter Harris Lentz III, who would later author the multi-volume CELEBRITY OBITUARIES book series. Watson's response to Lentz's autograph request was written eight years after his receipt (with Francis Crick) of the 1962 Nobel Prize for their pioneering work on the structure of DNA, and just two years after the publication of THE DOUBLE HELIX and his appointment as director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. 11'' x 8.5''. Original typescript letter on single watermarked leaf of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory letterhead. Signed by Watson in pen above printed name. Faint horizontal mailing creases.
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