Donald wendt (56 risultati)

Condizione: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Bartholomew's Big Parade. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine/Very Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Soft cover pocket edition, complete and unabridged. Cover shows signs of wear at the edges of the spine and back. Pages are clean, unmarked and firmly bound to the spine. This book is in fine to very fine condition. 1945, first edition, first printing.…

Condizione: New.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Book and dust jacket have some light to moderate wear. Solid square binding with all pages clean and NO odors. New clear dust jacket cover added.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good/NO DUSTJACKET. Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Company . Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1945. . Hardcover. 8vo., 251 p.p., Shelf wear; head and tail of spine and corners of cover bumped; cracked inner hinge; shelf lean; previous owner's inscription on first front free-end paper; spine lightly faded; pages 151-154 creased over; pages clean and unmarked. . Black & White Photographs (illustratore). …

Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. "When the U.S. Army Forces dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, it meant the end of Japan as a war-making power - and the beginning of a new age. For, with this newly-released force, man can destroy himself or create a world rich and prosperous beyond all previous dreams" The Atomic Age Opens is the first book published on the realities of the use of atomic energy. THIS 1945 Pocket Books paperback anthology edited by Donald Porter Geddes and Gerald Wendt. Published just weeks after Hiroshima, introduced the American public to atomic science, nuclear weapons, and their potential consequences. Publication: First issued as Pocket Book #340 in August 1945, a paperback original (no prior hardcover). Later reissued in hardcover by World Publishing as part of the Forum Books series. Editors: Donald Porter Geddes and Gerald Wendt, both science writers/editors aiming to explain atomic energy to a general audience. Format: 252 pages, illustrated with diagrams and portraits, designed for accessibility to non-scientists. Content: A collection of essays on atomic physics, nuclear fission, and the implications of atomic weapons. Contributors included scientists and commentators contextualizing discoveries from Einstein, Bohr, Fermi, Meitner, and others. Themes: Optimism about atomic energy's potential for industry and medicine. Grave warnings about nuclear warfare and the need for international control. Efforts to demystify atomic science for everyday readers. While not an Armed Services Edition itself, its timing and subject matter overlap with ASE distribution themes of 1945. THIS book is in fabulous original condition with tight binding and clean, bright pages! Paperback edition. 252 pages. Dimensions: 4.25" by 6.25". Published by Pocket Books, New York. 1st printing, 1945. B&W illustrations. B&W photographs. Orange binding. Cover defect(s): Some scratches/scuffing. 0.5 Pound Media Shipping Rate with Multiple Product Orders. (Min Shipping Rate 1 Pound per Order). Order More and SAVE! Genre(s): Atomic Energy / Nuclear Science / World War 2 / English. (B91).…

Condizione: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condizione: New. Bartholomew's Big Parade. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. 1st Edition. "FORUM BOOKS EDITION First Printing November 1945" on copyright page; hardcover in red cloth clean square tight unmarked, light age toning around page edges, light fade/soil to spine; the dust jacket is protected in plastic cover but is badly chipped especially along bottom edge, not price-clipped.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "FORUM BOOKS EDITION First Printing November 1945" on copyright page; hardcover in red cloth clean square tight unmarked, light age toning around page edges.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Signed on the title page by co-author Gerald Wendt. Signed on flyleaf by former owner Richard Wayne Guthrie, member of Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Library hardcover, no dust jacket, in Good condition. Library marks. Good binding. Ships fast and guaranteed well protected with domestic tracking.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine-. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good-. The first printing, 251 pages, illustrated with b&w photos. "Authoritive, easy to read.with this newly released force (atomic), man can destroy himself or create a world rich and prosperous beyond all previous dreams." FINE- HARDCOVER, GOOD- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 38 pages. 11.00x0.10x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Printing Thus. Light bump on spine tail. Else binding clean. Inked owner's name and inscription on front flyleaf. Inked name on rear pastedown. Else pages clean. Light chipping and rubbing on DJ spine extremities. Small chip on top edge of rear DJ flap. Light surface rubbing on DJ. Light rubbing on DJ fold corners. The DJ is a bit shorter than the book. ; B&W Photographs; SCH18D; 251 pages.…

Condizione: New.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

HRD. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Stiff unmarked book in crisp clean dust jacket.; 9.25 X 0.95 X 9.25 inches; 140 pages.