Day of Trinity
by Lamont, Lansing
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Hutchinson of London, London, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. All acknowledgements, list of illustrations, biographical note and index. Pale grey coloured end pages. At the beginning of the text there is a double page of maps, showing the Nevada and the Trinity side. Between pages 178 and 179 there are eight pages of black-and-white photography. Pale green coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Plaintext dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. On 6 August 1945 Nagasaki was subject to a uranium bomb; with a plutonium bomb being dropped on Nagasaki three days later. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb " ... This book is the dramatic story of the Los Alamos atomic explosion and the men who opened the nuclear age." Rubbing to the lower book edges with softening of the back strip edges. A couple of bumps along the top edge of the front panel. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with sunning to the back strip. Some handling marks also present to the back strip. The laminate of the dustwrapper has come away in various patches. First English Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [16], 3 - 333, [5] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; United States; 1940s; Military & Warfare. Inventory No: 0290728. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290728
- Title
- Day of Trinity
- Author
- Lamont, Lansing
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson of London
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Los Alamos, nuclear development, history, science, Robert Oppenheimer Science & Technology; United States; 1940s; Military & Warfare. Photographic Unbranded Lamont, Lansing Day of Trinity
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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