Atom Work by Sacks Jacob (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. George R. Cox (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Ronald Press, New York. 1951. Hardcover. 2nd Printing from (2) on the CR page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: light shelfwear to head, tail, tips and board bottom edges. DJ: Fair; Price Clipped: missing pieces at head, tail, tips, and tops of panels; overall toning; lightly sunfaded spine. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 327 pp 8vo. With the end of WWII, the general public was anxious to learn more about the atom and nuclear energy. The purpose of this books was to present the whole story of atomic energy in a readable and understandable style. The first half of the book is a history of the events that led up to the Curies' discovery of radioactivity. The second half is a progress report on how isotopes are being used today to make a better and more helpful world. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. The Ronald Press Company, New York, copyright, 1953. xii, 327 pages. Illustrated. 9.25 x 6.25", hardcover, no dj. No dj, Smith College bookplate, spine number, pocket, cover it rubbed, text clean, tight, good/none.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Revised Printing. Previous owner's name stamped on the outside page block and inside frotn jacket. Book has faint curling/wear to cover corners. Otherwise, pages are clean and crisp. Binding is strong and boards are sturdy. Dust jacket has light wear to corners and along all edges. 0.25 inch rip to top front; 0.75 inch rip to front bottom; 0.5 inch rips to back top/bottom; 1.5 inch rip/piece missing from bottom of spine; 1 inch rip to top of spine. Faint rubbing across covers. Otherwise, jacket is intact. No other major wear or markings. All text and imagery bold and bright. Now in protective mylar cover. Photos upon request.

Cloth. Condition: G/No Dustjacket. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). New York, NY: Ronald Co. G/No Dustjacket. (1951). . Cloth. With 54 illustrations. . 8vo., 327 pp., Cover spots, corners and top edge gently bumped .