[First Edition] Bernal The Origin of Life HC/DJ +...

Octavo hardcover in publisher's olive-green cloth, spine and upper board stamped in white, in the original pictorial dust jacket, issued as part of The World Natural History series (edited by Richard Carrington). A well-illustrated scientific monograph exploring biochemical and evolutionary theories of abiogenesis, with numerous photographic plates and micrographs throughout. The jacket retains the original $12.50 price on the front flap, and a publisher's remainder-style stamp ('DBR $2.98') appears on the front free endpaper, indicating later discounted distribution. Condition: Book is Near Fine: clean, square, and tightly bound; light toning to endpapers; minor spotting to edges; ownership stamp of J. E. Repetski to fore-edge and title page; interior otherwise clean with no marginalia. Dust jacket is Very Good: unclipped with $12.50 price intact; moderate edgewear, light rubbing, and scattered spotting; minor creasing at extremities, no major loss. Edition/Printing: No number line present, consistent with World Publishing practices of the period. Based on binding, jacket design, and series issue points, this is likely a first U.S. edition or early printing from the initial World Natural History series release (mid-1960s.) This copy bears the ownership stamp of John E. Repetski, Ph.D., a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (Reston, Virginia) and a published scientific author whose work is cited in geological research literature. His association lends relevant scientific provenance to the volume, suggesting use within a professional or academic context. J. D. Bernal (1901-1971) was a pioneering Irish-born physicist and crystallographer, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and a foundational figure in molecular biology and biophysics. His interdisciplinary research on the chemical origins of life helped shape modern theories of abiogenesis and early biomolecular evolution.

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