$215
Childs, Herbert (1929-2012) An American Genius: the Life of Ernest Orlando Lawrence, Special Signed Copy. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1968. Octavo, presented by Edwin W. Pauley at the dedication of the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley, May 20, 1968, with a bookplate pasted inside the front board signed by Childs, Mrs. Mary B. Lawrence, Edwin McMillan (Nobel Prize, Manhattan Project, Los Alamos, Synchrotron, Neptunium), Leslie Groves (Manhattan Project), Edward Teller (hydrogen bomb, Manhattan Project), Edwin Pauley, John H. Lawrence, Glenn Seaborg (Nobel Prize, Atomic Energy Commission, Manhattan Project), Harvey E. White, and Robert Sproul; bound in publisher's green cloth, with the dust jacket with label, "Special Autographed Copy," 9 x 6 in. Estimate $300-400 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-11-12
