Report on the Atom: What You Should Know About the Atomic Energy Program of the United States
by Gordon Dean
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. AN IMPRESSIVE ASSOCIATION COPY: INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR GORDON DEAN TO FRANK PACE, JR., HARRY TRUMAN'S SECRETARY OF THE WAR (1950-1953). A nice copy to boot of the second--and revised--edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket with light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo, 359 pgs. plus index. Signed by Author.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2553
- Title
- Report on the Atom: What You Should Know About the Atomic Energy Program of the United States
- Author
- Gordon Dean
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Atomic energy, the Split atom, Nuclear development, Rare Military
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....