The Tyranny of Time.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1947. 275pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Philosophical Library, (1947). Very good. An introduction to atomic energy. More
ATOMIC
De la Bombe Atomique a la Medecine.; Conference faite a l'assemblee generale de la Section Genevoise de la Croix-Rouge Suisse, le 17 mars 1949.
44 pages. 8vo, original printed wrappers. Geneve, 1949. The effects of the bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and medical applications of nuclear technology in the areas of diagnostics and radiation therapy. More
Disarming Iraq
New York: Pantheon, 2004. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Pantheon Books, (2004). More
China After the Cultural Revolution.; A Selection from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
247 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York, (1969). Corner slightly bumped, still a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper (price-clipped and a bit dust-soiled). More
The Atomic Story.
New York: Holt, 1947. Some b/w illustrations. 297 pages. 8vo, green cloth, green d.w. (edgeworn and faded). New York: Henry Holt and Co., (1947). First Edition. Pencil erasure on front endpaper, else near fine in very good(-) dust wrapper. Campbell, an important science fiction editor, wrote about the coming discovery of atomic power in 1938. This is a book about atomic physics written for the layman. More
Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2017. With black & white photographic illustrations. 587 pages. 8vo, brown cloth-backed boards with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2017). Signature on the title page (maybe belonging to the author?). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Tashkent Crisis.
8vo, cloth, d.w. (d.w. slightly chipped). N.Y.: Dutton, 1971. First Edition. A novel set during the cold war. Presentation copy. More
Strike In The West; The Complete Story of the Cuban Crisis.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart, (1963). vg. More
Report on the Atom: What You Should Know about the Atomic Energy Program of the U.S.
New York: Knopf, 1953. Illustrated. 323pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper torn. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1953. Very good. More
The BrinkI Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
New York: Crowell, 1979. Some illustrations. 8vo, 1/2 orange cloth. New York: Crowell, (1979). Very good. More
Radioactivity; and the Latest Developments in the Study of the Chemical Elements.
London: Methuen, 1923. Diagrams and tables, 138pp., 8vo, green cloth (rubbed). London: Methuen, (1923). Very good. More
Nuclear Witness: Insiders Speak Out
New York: W.W. Norton, 1981. Some black & white photographic illustrations. xxvii, 330 pages. 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. (one corner of inner flap clipped, tiny chip at rear). New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1981). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Les Rivalites Atomiques 1939-1966
Paris: Fayard, 1967. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 8vo, 340 pages, yellow printed wrappers. (Paris): Fayard, 1967. Very good. Inscribed by the nuclear chemist to Sir James Murray, British Consul and later ambassador: "PourJames Murray, cet essai a histoire de la politique atomique a la fin de laquelle il y a trop de ' news from pekin'! bien amicalment, Bertrand Goldschmidt." Goldschmidt was the head of the French Atomic Energy Commission and the only Frenchman to work on the Manhattan Project..... More
Explaining the Atom.
New York: Viking, 1949. Illustrated. xiii + 205 pages, 8vo, cloth. New York: The Viking Press, 1949. A very good copy lacking dust wrapper. More
Einfuhrung in die Kernphysik.
14 text figures, and 11 tables, diagrams. 216pp. 8vo, orig. wrs; unopened. Leipzig and Vienna, 1938. Introduction to nuclear physics. More
In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
New York: Hill and Wang, 1968. 127pp. Thin 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Hill and Wang, 1968. Very good. More
Blood and Water; Sabotaging Hitler's Bomb.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Henry Holt, (1997). vg Presentation copy. More
Blood and Water; Sabotaging Hitler's Bomb.
New York: Henry Holt, 1997. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Henry Holt, (1997). Very good(+). More
The Journals of David E. Lilienthal.
3 volumes: The TVA Years (1939-1945), The Atomic Energy Years (1945-1950), The Venturesome Years (1950-1955). Illustrated. N.Y.: Harper & Row, (1964). Very good. More
The Journals of David E. Lilienthal: The Atomic Energy Years, 1945-1950.
Illustrated. 666pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1964. Very good. Volume 2 of the series. More
Signed Mimeographed Program
New York: 1966. 18 pages (front and back), 11 x 8.5 inches, stapled in the upper left corner, 6th annual West Side Community Conference: The Challenge of The Developing Nations, Saturday, March 12, 1966, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Columbia University, New York City. This event was sponsored and attended by many important members of the Democratic Party including Senator Robert F. Kennedy and David E. Lilienthal, both of whom gave keynote speeches on World Poverty. Near fine condition..... More
Mikhail Vasil'evich.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970. Mikhail Vasil'evich Lomonosov on the Corpuscular Theory. Frontis., 289pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard Univesity, (1970). Near fine. More
Greenpeace III; Journey into the Bomb.
New York: Morrow, 1979. Illustrated with a handful of b/w images. 372 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Morrow, (1979). A very good copy, lightly cocked; wrapper is vg(-), edgewear including small chip to front panel. More
We Are Your Sons: The Legacy of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. Written by their children. Illustrated. 419 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. vg. More
The American Story: The Age of Exploration to the Age of the Atom.
8vo, cloth-backed boards. Great Neck, N.Y.: Channel Press, (1956). A very good copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More