The Night After ... Climate and Biological Consequences of a Nuclear War
by Velikhov, Yevgeni (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -/Good +
- Seller
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About This Item
Moscow: MIR Publishers, 1985. 165pp. Index. Introductory Fly-leaf art (full colour plates, line drawings, tables, charts, graphs, maps). Black boards. Grey titles to front and spine. "This book covers the main research on the subject by the Soviet scientists conducted under the auspices of the Soviet Scientists' Committee for the Defence of Peace Against Nuclear Threat. The leading scientists, contributors to this collection, describe in a popular manner, but on a high scientific level, the essence of those vital investigations which may well become the turning point in this extremely dangerous and senseless nuclear arms race." Pages are bright and clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting). Complied by Boris Gontarev. Translated into English by Anatoli Rosenzweig and Yuri Taube. No inscription or book-plate. Binding is tight with no cracks or breaks. DJ has minor scuffing with edgewear (light creases and rubbing of corners). This is not a remainder or ex-library. Looks nice in protective mylar covering. Nice reading copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.
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- Title
- The Night After ... Climate and Biological Consequences of a Nuclear War
- Author
- Velikhov, Yevgeni (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- MIR Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Moscow
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Science Nuclear War Environment Climate
- Bookseller catalogs
- Environmental;
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