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General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy

General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy by SMYTH, Henry de Wolf

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General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy
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SMYTH, Henry de Wolf
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Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
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[Washington D.C.]: [printed at the Pentagon], 1945. FISKE, Milan D.. for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government 1940 -1945 ... Written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves United States Army. [Washington D.C.: printed at the Pentagon, 1945]. First edition, advance publication copy for press use. One of 1,000 copies. Cyclostyled pages, stapled (10 3/8 x 7 7/8 inches; 264 x 200 mm.). [8], 19, [1, blank], 10, 7, [1, blank], 15, [1, blank], 9, [1, blank], 14, 15, [1, blank],17, [1, blank], 13, [1, blank], 10, 13, [1, blank], 12, 3, [1, blank], 6, 2, 3, [1, blank], 5, [1, blank], 1, [1, blank] pp. With intertextual diagrams and "Released for Publication on ____" lithographed on lower inner corner of front wrapper. With duplicate extra leaf "x-5." Complete. Original textured cream wrappers stapled in three places along inner edge. Wrappers slightly soiled. Spine with a small dampstain. Internally very clean. About fine. This is the first edition of the first description of the technical development of the atomic bomb, published on 12 August 1945, just six days after Hiroshima. Until the publication of A General Account research and development had been undertaken in conditions of the utmost secrecy and the report was also prepared in secret. However, the British and American governments decided that the widest dissemination of this "remarkably full and candid account" (PMM) was in the public interest, and this first edition was distributed to journalists for radio use on 11 August and for press use the next day. This first edition with a Foreword by L.R. Groves is described as a "lithoprint" and was printed in the Adjutant General's office in the Pentagon from a typescript. "All pertinent scientific information which can be released to the public at this time without violating the needs of national security is contained in this volume. No requests for additional information should be made to private persons or organizations associated directly or indirectly with the project. Persons disclosing or securing additional information by any means whatsoever without authorization are subject to severe penalties under the Espionage Act" (Groves, from the Foreword). Although it does not state anywhere, this copy belonged to American physicist and director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Norris Bradbury. In July 1944, Bradbury a naval commander, transferred to Los Alamos to work on the Manhattan Project. In 1945, Oppenheimer resigned as director of Los Alamos and recommended Bradbury for his replacement. Norman Library 1962. Printing and the Mind of Man, 422e. HBS 67805. $5,000.
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Topographical Map of the Hudson River from the head of navigation at Troy to its confluence with the ocean at Sandy Hook. Embracing an area 4 miles on either side by LLOYD, James T.

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Topographical Map of the Hudson River from the head of navigation at Troy to its confluence with the ocean at Sandy Hook. Embracing an area 4 miles on either side
Author
LLOYD, James T.
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Description
New York: J.T. Lloyd, 1864. hardcover. Case map. Lithograph with hand coloring. Image measures 54 x 35 1/4". Beautifully detailed large strip map of the Hudson River shown in four successive panels on one sheet. Features counties, townships, topographical and geographical elements, major routes, some street grids (including Manhattan), land owners, notable landmarks, buildings, railroad lines, distances and in New York Harbor, depths. Title cartouche includes a wood engraved view of West Point, advertisements for Lloyd's other maps. Map is generally in very good condition with moderate wear, along original folds, lined with tissue paper.
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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC-THE COMPLETE PRINTS by (Toulouse-Lautrec) Wittrock, Wolfgang

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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC-THE COMPLETE PRINTS
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(Toulouse-Lautrec) Wittrock, Wolfgang
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L'Estampe Originale (United States)
Description
London., Philip Wilson Publishers Limited., 1985. London / New York: Sotheby's Publications .Fine complete set (two volumes), boards covered in green cloth with Lautrec seal embossed on fronts, and gilt spines, in fine dust jackets , both in the fine original slip case. The complete catalogue raisonne of Toulouse Lautrec's prints. Describes in detail all known trial proofs, proofs, states, editions and re-editions of the 368 prints (lithographs, drypoints, monotypes and posters) created between 1891 and 1900 by the artist. Each print is illustrated in one or more stages of its creation. One hundred are reproduced in color. Original green cloth covered slipcase. Volumes I and II.
1894 – Two letters on illustrated stationery from the owner of a Hudson Valley apple brandy distillery assuring a supplier that he would make good on what he owed

1894 – Two letters on illustrated stationery from the owner of a Hudson Valley apple brandy distillery assuring a supplier that he would make good on what he owed by J. A. Terry

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1894 – Two letters on illustrated stationery from the owner of a Hudson Valley apple brandy distillery assuring a supplier that he would make good on what he owed
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J. A. Terry
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Kurt A. Sanftleben (United States)
Condition
Very good
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Walden, New York, 1894. Envelope or Cover. Very good. These letters from J. A. Terry, the owner of Old Sycamore Apple Brandy Distillery in Walden, New York to Esmond & Ward, perhaps apple suppliers, of Newburgh, are dated May 3 and May 16, 1994. Both are written on exceptionally attractive stationery depicting the busy distillery complex and enclosed in a mailing envelope that features the same illustration. The envelope bears a circular Walden postmark ais franked with a red 2-cent Washington stamp canceled with a ‘circle of wedges’ handstamp. In nice shape with a little postal soiling to the envelope. In the letters, Terry assures Esmond & Ward that he will soon pay them what he owes in person, explaining that he had been unable to settle the debt because “My revenue tax . . . was charged 254 more for those barrels . . . than I could buy them for any other place but I will call in some day next week and pay the bill.” . This was not the first time that the Old Sycamore Distillery had a run-in with federal revenue agents. As noted in small print under the illustration, Terry was the “Successor to B. K. Johnson.” Just five years before this letter was written, aggressive federal revenue agents seized Johnson’s distillery after discovering a mere $1,700 of apple brandy in barrels without revenue stamps indicating that no federal tax had yet been paid. Johnson, who was described in the press as “a model of honesty and uprightness” was arrested. Although he offered to settle the case, he was rebuffed by the Attorney General and pushed into a deep depression and had such an “effect upon the man’s brain that [he rapidly plummeted] into critical condition [and] expected to go insane.” Since colonial times the apple farmers and innkeepers of the Hudson Valley had sold vast quantities of their apple brandy (also known as ‘apple jack’ or simply ‘apple’) without any government interference. However, that changed in the mid-to-late 1870s. Recognizing a cash cow when it saw one, the federal government prohibited the sale of apple brandy without a license and imposed a 90-cent per gallon tax upon it. Locals resisted, and soon many found not just their brandy confiscated, but their homes, farms, and inns seized, and themselves imprisoned. (For more information, see “Defining Moments in Hudson Valley Applejack” at the Hudson Valley Wine website and “Sequel of a Government Seizure” in the 20 April 1899 issue of the New York Times.) .
The Insurgent Sociologist [27 issues]

The Insurgent Sociologist [27 issues]

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The Insurgent Sociologist [27 issues]
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Eugene: Dept. of Sociology, University of Oregon, 1972. Magazine. Twenty seven issues of the radical sociology journal, most issues 8.5x11 inches, staplebound, one thicker issue in standard trade paperback format. Generally good to very good, minor handling wear or soil, most with address label on back cover for mailing, Vol. 2 No. 4 with foxing to all edges of textblock. Issues present are: Vol. 2 No. 4, Vol. 3 Nos. 2, 3, and 4, Vol. 4 Nos. 1-4, Vol. 5 Nos. 1-4, Vol. 6 Nos. 1-4, Vol. 7 Nos. 1-4, Vol. 8 Nos. 1-4 (No. 2/3 is a double issue), Vol. 10 No. 2, Volume 10 No. 4 / Vol. 11 No. 1 (double issue), Vol. 11 No. 3, and Vol. 13 No. 4.
Catalog X: a sexually oriented catalog for gays, lesbians & discerning heterosexuals; Winter 1996

Catalog X: a sexually oriented catalog for gays, lesbians & discerning heterosexuals; Winter 1996

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Catalog X: a sexually oriented catalog for gays, lesbians & discerning heterosexuals; Winter 1996
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Ft. Lauderdale: National Marketing, 1996. Magazine. 48p. includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, explicit gay men's toys, videos, magazines etc., a very good condition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. Subtitle claims the products are for lesbians and straights as well but clearly the content focuses on gay males.
The War in Vietnam

The War in Vietnam by Deane, Hugh

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The War in Vietnam
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Deane, Hugh
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New York: Monthly Review Press, 1963. Pamphlet. 32p., 5.5x8.5 inches, ink stamp on front wrap else very good first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. Monthly Review pamphlet series no. 23.
Evening Hours with My Children: Or, Conversations on the Gospel Story

Evening Hours with My Children: Or, Conversations on the Gospel Story by [ANONYMOUS]

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Evening Hours with My Children: Or, Conversations on the Gospel Story
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[ANONYMOUS]
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
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New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 530 Broadway, 1859. [JUVENILE] [RELIGION]. R. CRAIGHEAD, Printer, Stereotyper, and Electrotyper, Caxton Building, 81,83,85 Centre Street. M.U. [Matthew Urlwin] SEARS; J. [John] GILBERT; engravers. 4to (10 ½" x 8 1/8"); 143pp; quarter bound in black cloth with printed brown boards; engraved pictorial of angel with shepherds on the front with lettering; engraved fp with tissue guard + 11 additional full-page engravings; pictorial vignette on title page; printer info on verso title page; rubbing to boards with loss, corners bumped, some staining; very good minus. OCLC locates only 1 copy of the 1859 edition with this printer at UVA. First published in London by James Nisbet in 1855, and in New York the same year by Robert Carter & Brothers. The twelve "Evening" chapters are presented as conversations about the life of Jesus between a mother and her children. Beautiful engravings, many signed by Matthew Urlwin Sears (1798-1870) and by Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897).
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This Quiet Dust by STYRON, William

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This Quiet Dust
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STYRON, William
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A trifle faded
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New York: Random House, 1967. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. A trifle faded. 8vo. 16 pages. Original blue wrappers printed in black, stapled as issued. First edition, issued as a promotional item for 'The Confessions of Nat Turner' (published Oct. 9, 1967); no copies for sale. (BA).
Ding Dong Bell (Signed First Edition)

Ding Dong Bell (Signed First Edition) by de la Mare, Walter

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Ding Dong Bell (Signed First Edition)
Author
de la Mare, Walter
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
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London: Selwyn & Blount, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Slim 8vo., (ix)76pp. Beautiful First Edition, #267 of only 300 copies published. Bound in 1/4 tan cloth over brown paper-covered boards with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout little or no wear save a hint of a bump to the top tips but barely. Spine a touch dulled. Some off-setting to gutters and paste-downs. Attractive unclipped, though unpriced, printed dust-jacketed has some chipping to the top edge and a 1/2" chip to the heel. A couple of short closed edge-tears. Edges and spine panel toning. Still solid and complete and scarce in any condition. Signed by the author on the limitation page. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE PETITION OF BENJAMIN WELLS, AND THE COUNTER PETITION OF SUNDRY INHABITANTS OF FAYETTE COUNTY, WITH THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THEREON. 21ST. APRIL, 1800. COMMITTED TO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE TOMORROW. [PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.] by [Wells, Benjamin]

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED THE PETITION OF BENJAMIN WELLS, AND THE COUNTER PETITION OF SUNDRY INHABITANTS OF FAYETTE COUNTY, WITH THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THEREON. 21ST. APRIL, 1800. COMMITTED TO A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE TOMORROW. [PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.]
Author
[Wells, Benjamin]
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
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[Philadelphia, 1800. 4pp, disbound. Near Fine. Wells's petition was motivated by losses sustained "in the four Western Counties of Pennsylvania in the destruction of property by the insurgents in" 1794, i.e., the Whiskey Rebellion. Evans 38847. NAIP w025657 [7].
Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace

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Buckingham Palace
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
(England): Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. Softcover. Very Good. Folio. Plain white wrapper laid in a light blue wrapper with printed paper label on front panel. Contains pages 49-64. Printed offset lithography in four colors with the monochromes in two blacks by W. S. Cowell Limited. Light water stain on bottom edges of pages and wrapper, wrapper lightly soiled, else very good.
To Bear Any Burden, The Vietnam War and its Aftermath in the words of Americans & Southeast Asians
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To Bear Any Burden, The Vietnam War and its Aftermath in the words of Americans & Southeast Asians by SANTOLI, Al

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To Bear Any Burden, The Vietnam War and its Aftermath in the words of Americans & Southeast Asians
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SANTOLI, Al
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780525243274
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket; Book and dust jacket show slight rubbing, bumping.
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Witness of the Vulgate, Peshitta and Septuagint to the Text of Zephaniah by ZANDSTRA, Sidney

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Witness of the Vulgate, Peshitta and Septuagint to the Text of Zephaniah
Author
ZANDSTRA, Sidney
Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
NY:: AMS Press,. Near Fine. 1966. Hardcover. B00085GJYS . A reprint edition. Near fine in burgundy cloth. No dust jacket, as issued. ; 52 pages .