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Atom Bomb:

(atomic weapons) . THE RAND CORP BOMB DAMAGE EFFECT COMPUTER
c. 1960 Rand Corporation. Actual 4 inch in diameter calculator comprised of 3 rotatable plastic discs with markings for surface burst, altitude, bomb yield, crater depth and so on. In original leatherette case. Calculator is Fine; case is VG. Great Cold War souvenir. Scarce. (a72440)
$120.00 (hiroshima) . THE EFFECTS OF ATOMIC BOMBS ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
Chairman's Office, 30 June 1946 U.S. Government Printing Office. 4to., 47pp., photo illustrations, two large color foldout maps, original printed bluegreen wraps. VG. (a67031)
$170.00 (international law) . AVOIDING INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS: 1) LAW OF THE SEA ISSUES; 2) NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
Ottawa 1976 Faculte de Droit de l'Universite d'Ottawa. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Conference, the University of Ottawa, October 22-23, 1976. In English and in French. 8vo., 181pp., wraps. VG. (a41561)
$45.00 (nuclear weapons) . MEDICAL ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON MEDICAL OPERATIONS
Fort Sam Houston 1990. Subcourse Med447. 4to., about 200pp., tables, large foldout chart at rear, original stapled wraps. A few date and one ink number and Depository Library stamp on front. Staple removed from right margin, leaving some residue on front and rear wrappers. VG, light wear. (j153)
$80.00 (nuclear weapons) . VULNERABILITY OF ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Washington 1964. 4to., 243pp., tables, wraps. A few ink numbers on front. Good, light wear, a few small chips at head of spine. (a50473)
$150.00 (radiation) . EFFECT OF RADIATION ON HUMAN HEREDITY
Geneva 1959 World Health Organization. Report of a study group convened by WHO together with papers presented by Various Members of the Group. 8vo., 168pp., charts. Fine in Good DJ. (a6318)
$35.00 Bomb Damage Effect Calculator . U.S. AIR FORCE PROJECT RAND PROBABILITY COMPUTER
1961. Rand Corporation. Made in Maywood, Illinois by Petrograf. Actual 6 inch in diameter calculator comprised of 3 rotatable plastic discs with markings circular normal distributions , point of impact, cumulative probability vs. distance from target, multiple-shot probability, no of bombs and so on. One page printed explanatory page accompanies the calculator. In original paper envelope. Envelope is Good, explanatory page is VG and Calculator itself is in Fine condition. Scarce. (a72441)
$125.00 Coale, Ansley J. . THE PROBLEM OF REDUCING VULNERABILITY TO ATOMIC BOMBS
Princeton 1947 1st Princeton University. Small octavo, 116pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a1656)
$45.00 Fischer, David . TOWARDS 1995: THE PROSPECTS FOR ENDING THE PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
1993 1st Dartmouth. United Naations Institute for Disarmament Research. Sm.4to., 292pp., printed hardcover. VG. (a42206)
$48.00 Giovannitti, Len and F. Freed . DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB A POLITICAL HISTORY
NY 1965-2nd Coward McCann. 348p. Index. Photo illus. VG DJ. VG-Fine.owner signed. (a10116)
$45.00 Glasstone, Samuel (editor) . THE OFFICIAL FACTS ON THE EFFECTS OF ATOMIC WEAPONS
NY 1950 McGraw Hill. Prepared for and in Cooperation with the U.S. Dept of Defense and the U.S. Atomic Energy commission Hardcover. Octavo, 456pp., photo illustrations, index. cloth. VG in Good DJ, some tears. (a6269)
$39.00 Hachiya, Michihiko MD . HIROSHIMA DIARY
Chapel Hill 1955 1st. The journal of a Japanese Physician August 6-September 30, 1945. 8vo., 238pp., hardcover. VG, small stain on front, in Good DJ, light wear. (a6781)
$45.00 Hachiya, Michihiko MD . HIROSHIMA DIARY THE JOURNAL OF A JAPANESE PHYSICIAN AUGUST 6--SEPTEMBER 30, 1945
Chapel Hill n.d. (c.1955). Translated and edited by Warner Wells M.D. 4to., 211pp., wraps. Ink title on spine. Confidential pre-publication advance copy. Good, some soiling, wear. (a30304)
$55.00 Harkabi, Y. . NUCLEAR WAR AND NUCLEAR PEACE
Jerusalem 1966 Israel Program for Scientific Translations. Translated from the Hebrew. 8vo., 303pp., index, hardcover. Owner bookplate. VG in VG DJ. (a6266)
$35.00 Hersey, John . HIROSHIMA
Amsterdam 1947. In Dutch. 8vo., 125pp., photo illus. VG, pages browned, no DJ, (a25264)
$40.00 Hersey, John . HIROSHIMA
NY 1946 1st (stated). Sm.8vo., 117pp., cloth. Good, light soiling, no DJ. (a52119)
$35.00 Kissinger, Henry . NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND FOREIGN POLICY
NY 1957 1st Harper. Introduction by Gordon Dean. Octavo, 455pp., hardcover. Some pencil lines and marks in margins throughout. VG in VG DJ, light soiling and light wear. (a12104)
$90.00 Kramer, Joel J. (editor) . THE ROLE OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN PHYSICAL SECURITY PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM APRIL 1976 (NBS 480-24); SECOND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM MARCH 23-24, 1977 (NBS 480-32) 2 VOLUMES
1977, 1978 Department of Commerce. Contributions to continuing effort to enhace the security of nuclear weapons storage. 2 volumes. 4to., 118pp. 90pp., original wraps. Depository library name and numbers on covers and titlepages. VG. 2 volumes. (a56666)
$150.00 Martin, Thomas L. and Donald Latham . STRATEGY FOR SURVIVAL
Tucson 1963 1st University of Arizona. Factual data on thermonuclear war the predicament of 303 target cities in the nation. It is a rigorous examination of the dilemmas of civilian protection. Hardcover. Octavo, 389pp., index, cloth. Owner signed. VG plus, light spots on fore-edges, in Good DJ, some foxing and owner name in ink. (a6178)
$25.00 Martin, William E. and Frederick B. Turner . FOOD-CHAIN RELATIONSHIPS OF RADIOSTRONTIUM IN THE SEDAN FALLOUT FIELD
Los Angeles 1965. Project Sedan. 4to., 65pp., diagrams, wraps. University stamp on front. VG. (a48667)
$65.00 Molander, Roger and R. Nichols . NUCLEAR ANARCHY OR WHO'LL STOP THE BOMB?
Washington DC 1985 Roosevelt Center for American Policy Studies. About 150pg. Reproduced typed manuscript in plastic student folder. Was this ever published? Chapters on Nuclear Bomb Production, Barriers to building the bomb and wher they failed, Where do we go from Here? plus numberous appendices.Fine. (a9333)
$75.00 Nagaoka, Shogo . HIROSHIMA
Hiroshima n.d. (c.1960) Oblong Sm.4to., 17pp. of text in English, 40pp. of photo illustrations, 10pp. of text in Japanese, stringbound wraps. VG. (a24545)
$75.00 Neel, James V. and William J. Schull . THE CHILDREN OF ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS A GENETIC STUDY
Washington 1991 National Academy Press. ISBN 0-309-04537. 4to., 518pp., wraps. VG , some light wear; no ownership marks. (a36565)
$35.00 Neuman, Henk J. (editor) . THEATRE NUCLEAR FORCES AND STRATEGIC SURVEYS
Cambridge 1984 Abt Books. Sm.4to., 215pp., printed boards. Fine, no DJ. (a44338)
$90.00 Ogura, Toyofumi (introduction) Yuichiro Sasaki (editor) Seizo Yamada (photographer) . HIROSHIMA PHOTOGRAPH
Hiroshima Oct 1,1949. Published by Hiroshima Peace Society. Octavo, 24 original photographs (ranging in size from 2 inches square to 4x2 inches) mounted in accordion-style album with English text, red ribbon-bound wraps album. Very interesting photos: one page shows a street before, immediately after the bomb and 3 years later. Photographs are exceptionally strong images. Good, wraps frayed and worn. Rare. (a67016)
$900.00 Ponton, Jean et al . SHOTS SUGAR AND UNCLE THE FINAL TESTS OF THE BUSTER-JANGLE SERIES 19 NOVEMBER - 29 NOVEMBER 1951
Washington 1982 Defense Nuclear Agency. 4to., 130pp.,a few photo illustrations, original printed wraps. A few Depository Library stamps and ink numbers. Near Fine. (j154)
$125.00 Proctor, Paul Dean, Edmond Hyatt and K. Bullock. . URANIUM, WHERE IT IS AND HOW TO FIND IT
Salt Lake City 1954 1st Eagle Rock. 8vo., 85pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a1717)
$30.00 Quester, George H. . NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY THE FIRST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
NY 1970. 8vo., 327pp., hardcover. VG, slight soiling, no DJ. (a30056)
$22.00 Regan, F. J. . THE JOINT NOL/RAE/WRE RESEARCH PROGRAM ON BOMB DESIGN PART IV THE EXTERIOR BALLISTICS OF BOMB DESIGN
White Oak 1974 United States Naval Ordnance Laboratory. 4to., 43pp., diagrams, stapled wraps. University name stamp on front. VG. (a48668)
$55.00 Richards, William D. . GEOLOGIC STUDY OF THE SEDAN NUCLEAR CRATER
Mercury 1964 Lawrence Radiation Laboratory. Project Sedan. 4to., 44pp., illustrations, foldout chart, wraps. VG. (a48654)
$60.00 Scottish Home Department . NUCLEAR WEAPONS MANUAL OF CIVIL DEFENCE VOL 1 #1
London 1959 Home Office Scottish Home Department. 68p. Wraps. VG. Photo illus. (a6345)
$45.00 Smyth, H. D. . A GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS OF USING ATOMIC ENERGY FOR MILITARY PURPOSES
Washington 1945. Under the Auspices of the United States Government 1940-1945. Authorized as of August 1945. Octavo, 182pp., wraps. VG. (a6258)
$50.00 Takayama, Hitoshi . HIROSHIMA IN MEMORIUM
Hiroshima 1969. Oblong Sm.4to., 48pp., photo illus., wraps. Text in English. VG. (a24546)
$70.00 Turner, Frederick B. and William E. Martin . FOOD-CHAIN RELATIONSHIP OF IODINE-131 IN NEVADA FOLLOWING THE SEDAN TEST OF JULY 1962
Los Angeles 1964. Project Sedan. 4to., 57pp., wraps. VG. (a48661)
$60.00 Yamazaki, James N. . CHILDREN OF THE ATOMIC BOMB AN AMERICAN PHYSICIAN'S MEMOIR OF NAGASAKI, HIROSHIMA AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
Durham 1995 Duke. 8vo., 182pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a16972)
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