Developmental Genetics & Lethal Factors
New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc 1961. First English Edition. First published in 1955 by Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart as "Letalfaktoren in ihrer Bedeutung fur Erbpathologie und Genphysiologie der Entwicklung". "A comprehensive textbook...[that] earned him the highest Swiss distinction, the Marcel Benoist Prize. The book is still interesting for students of developmental genetics, not just for historical reasons, but because it is a rich source of information that is still valid today. Through his papers and his textbook, Hadorn won worldwide recognition as a developmental geneticist, a fact that became reflected in his election as President of the XI International Congress of Genetics in 1963 in Den Haag Netherlands" (from "Ernst Hadorn, a Pioneer of Developmental Genetics" by Rolf Nothinger, Int. J. Dev. Biol 46: 23-27, 2002). Original green cloth binding. Spine panel faded and mottled (normal for this binding? both copies we've seen have been discolored in this manner). Textblock edges are foxed, clean internally noting previous owners name E. Zwilling penned on front flyleaf. Dj worn at corners, and some edge-tearing. Binding is solid. Good / Good. Hard Cover. [15062]
Price: $250.00