Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam; The Use of the Atomic Bomb and the AMerican Confrontation with Soviet Power
London: Secker & Warburg, 1966. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good. London: Secker & Warburg, (1966). More
NUCLEAR
Our Nuclear Adventure: Its Possibility and Perils.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1958. Illus. with 2 large folding charts. Small 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper torn. New York: Philosophical Library, (1958). Very good. More
Foundations of Nuclear Physics: Facsimiles of 13 Fundamental Studies as they were originally reported in the Scientific Journals.
New York: Dover, 1949. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. New York: Dover, (1949). Very good. More
Disarming Iraq
New York: Pantheon, 2004. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Pantheon Books, (2004). More
Energy and Conflict: The Life and Times of Edward Teller.
New York: Putnam, 1976. Illustrated. xviii + 492pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper very lightly worn. New York: G.P. Putnam's, Sons, (1976). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Nuclear Nightmares; An Investigation into Possible Wars.
New York: Viking, 1980. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Viking Press, (1979). Fine. More
Profile of Science
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1951. 8vo, black cloth, d.w., spine ends of cloth lightly worn. London: George Allen and Unwin, (1951). History of the development of the atom, radar, penicillin, and vitamins. More
Chernobyl: Insight from the Inside
Berlin: Springer, 1991. 124 illustrations, 47 tables. xxiii + 367pp., 8vo, illustrated boards. Berlin: Springer, (1991). A fine copy. More
Scientific Papers of Arthur Holly Compton: X-Ray and Other Studies
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973. Illustrated. 777 pages. Thick 4to., red cloth boards. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1973). A very good(+) copy. More
Lawrence and Oppenheimer
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968. 384 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, worn. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1968). First printing. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Bomb; A Life
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2005. Illus. 8vo, decorated boards, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2005. Very good History of public opinion of the Atomic bomb since 1945. More
Typed Letter Signed
New York: 1939. Outstanding and historically significant T.L.S. 4to., 1 page, Columbia University, Department of Physics, New York, April 10, 1939, only five months before World War II, to Dutch-born American physicist Samuel Goudsmit, informing him of a lecture tour to be given by German physicist and Nobel Prize recipient Werner Heisenberg, who would later become the leading scientist in Germany's attempt in developing an atomic bomb, in full: "You probably know that Heisenberg has been invited to come to... More
Nuclear Witnesses: Insiders Speak Out.
New York: Norton, 1981. Black & white illustrations. 330pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper; d.w. price-clipped. New York: W.W. Norton, (1981). First Edition. Near fine. More
Sourcebook on Atomic Energy
Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1950. Illustrated in black and white and with in text figures. 546 pages, large 8vo, two tone tan and red cloth (spine a bit worn and with some foxing in the outer gutter). Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company , (1950). A very good(-) copy. Written by the Consultant to the United States Atomic Energy Commission. More
Poisoned Power; The Case Against Nuclear Power Plants.
8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. dampstained). Emmaus: Rodale Press, (1971). Presentation copy from John Gofman. More
Manhattan Project: The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb.
Boston: Little Brown, 1967. Illustrated, 372pp. 8vo, black cloth, spine faded from sun exposure, front cover slightly warped, edges of corners lightly worn. Boston: Little, Brown, 1967. More
Five Minutes to Midnight; Why the Nuclear Threat is Growing Faster Than Ever.
8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Birch Lane, (1990). vg Presentation copy from Tom Harkin. More
Radiation and Health: the Biological Effects of Low-level Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
Chichester: John Wiley, 1987. Tables, graphs, and maps. xv + 292pp., 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, (1987). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Big Machine.
New York: Scribner, 1968. Illustrated. 245pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1968). Very good. The Big Machine is a Swiss nuclear accelerator. More
Kill and Overkill: The Strategy of Annihilation.
New York: Basic Books, 1962. 197pp. small 8vo, black cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Basic Books, (1962). More
Psychoanalysis and the Nuclear Threat.
Hillsdale: 1988. Clinical and Theoretical Studies. 290pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. (ex-libris stamp, else nerar fine). Hillsdale, NJ, 1988. More
First Strike; The Exclusive Story of How Israel foiled Iraq's Attempt to get the Bomb
New York: Summit Books, 1987. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. New York: Summit Books, (1987). Fine. More
War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
New York: Knopf, 1989. Illus. 486pp. Tall 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, boards dampstained. New York: Knopf, 1989. More
Signed Record Album
1994. Original signed record album titled "Linus Pauling on Fallout and Nuclear Warfare," Verve Records MG-V-15020, 33 1/3 RPM, consisting of a speech he recorded on July 10, 1960, at the Church Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. The record is in mint condition, having never been played. The cover grades very good(-) with a separation at the top seam. This album was signed within months before Pauling's death; his signature appears slightly shaky, but is 100 percent authentic and consistent... More
The Last Train from Hiroshima; The Survivors Look Back
New York: Henry Holt, 2010. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 white boards, d.w. New York: Henry Holt, (2010). Fine. More