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Cambridge University Press. 1946. Hardcover. good condition with minor soiling xlibrary with usual markings; xlibrary with usual markings; LIB2958009717 .

London & New York: Cambridge Univ. Press and MacMillan, (1946). Illustrated by 5 b/w plates, text illustrations. First US edition. Red cloth. Small 8vo. pp. 161. Near Fine/Fair/Unclipped price in mylar. Bright jacket with large missing rear section, other shallow chipping..

Cambridge University Press, 27/05/2011 00:00:01. paperback. Good. 1.5988 cent in x 20.1847 cent in x 13.1900 cent in. 1947 first edition on red cloth ex libris with usual markings

Cambridge At The University Press, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 161 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Top of front free endpaper cut out. Pencil inscription to half-title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Water staining overall.

1947. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good . In Very Good Dustwrapper. 8vo. - Spine slightly cocked and head bumped - Edges of text block lightly toned and foxed - Endpapers and page margins toned and foxed - Dustwrapper in mylar cover which is stuck to the wrapper w/ sellotaped to inner cover and flaps - Despite this the wrapper is grubby, faded and chipped w/ 1cm area missing from rear top edge - Book ow/ solid and tight - xi/161 pages

Cambridge University Press, 2011-06-09. Paperback. Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Atomic Energy in Cosmic and Human Life: Fifty Years of Radioactivity.

Cambridge, At the University Press. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (science, nuclear energy, Science Ethics) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. 182 . Papeback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. First published in 1945, in the aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this book offers a unique account of the problem of atomic energy and the underlying principles of radioactive decay. Written by the pre-eminent physicist George Gamow, it was designed to give a complete picture of atomic energy.

Cambridge University Press, 1947. 1st. Hardback. Good. First UK edition hardback, 1947, with no jacket. In overall good-to-very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards faded to spine. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text, plates and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1946. 5 b/w plates. 161 pages. clean and clear. White endpapers, with previous bookseller's stamp on the ffep. Red cloth cover with blue titles on the spine. Corners bumped, light wear to the head and tail of the spine, small stain. VG+. First Edition.

Cambridge University Press, 2011-06-09. Reissue. Paperback. Used:Good.

Cambridge University Press, 2011. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 161 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.50 inches.

Cambridge University Press. paperback. New. 5x0x8. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1946. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Near Fine/No DJ. X, 161 Pp. Red Cloth. First American Printing With 1946 Date In Title Page. Near Fine, Slight Rubbing At Corners, Spine Lettering Strong. Former Owner's Name On Front Pastedown

New York, 1946. First edition of this work by the legendary physicist and cosmologist. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To The Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Cordially From The Author G. Gamow." The recipient, Chester Nimitz was made Fleet Admiral in 1944 (a lifetime appointment) and was in charge of the United States Forces in the Pacific, and Commander of Operations including the first military use of atomic energy in warfare, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Near fine in very good dust jacket. An exceptional association. George Gamow was a polymath, theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He was an early advocate and developer of Lemaitre's Big Bang theory. He discovered a theoretical explanation of alpha decay by quantum tunneling, invented the liquid drop model and the first mathematical model of the atomic nucleus, and worked on radioactive decay, star formation, stellar nucleosynthesis and Big Bang… Read More