Box 1663 by Jette Eleanor (19 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minor thumbing else tight and clean. Photos.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd. Paperback. Clean and unmarked. Binding strong. Light wear.

Condition: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Second Edition; Second Printing. Clean and pristine, with no signs of any use or wear. Fast shipping, careful packing. ; 6 X 0.5 X 9 inches; 253 pages.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd. Los Alamos Historical Society [Published Date: 1992]. Softcover, 132 pp. Fifth printing, 1992. In very good condition. Brown and cream illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing and soiling. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Black and white illustrations. A personal and engaging account of life in Los Alamos, New Mexico, during the secretive Manhattan Project era. Provides firsthand insights into the daily lives of the scientists, military personnel, and their families who were part of this groundbreaking effort to develop the atomic bomb. Jette, whose husband was a metallurgist at the project, presents a blend of humor and historical reflection, highlighting the challenges of secrecy, isolation, and adaptation to a unique, high-security environment. Through personal anecdotes, photographs, and detailed descriptions, the book captures the human side of one of the most significant scientific endeavors of the 20th century.…

paperback. Condition: Good. 2nd. shows slight signs of wear, there is also the prev owners name written on the cover. besides that, in great condition. clean, sturdy, and unmarked. -rw.

Paperback. 132p., illustrations, index, wraps. Small tear and crease on front cover at fore-edge and head, otherwise Very Good. The author's memoir of her and her family's life at Los Alamos during wartime. Jette was the wife of Los Alamos scientist Eric Jette. "In 1943, I lived in Croton-on-Hudson, New York with my husband Eric and my son Bill who was almost ten years old. At that time I had no idea there was a Box 1663 in the Santa Fe post office, nor that I would disappear into it, lose my identity and emerge from it at the end of 1945 an entirely different person.". …

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Fifth printing, 1992. Light wear to edges. Interior clean and unmarked.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 5th printing, 1992. No marks. Minimal use or wear.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Fifth printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2 'nd Edition. 203 pages about the secretive insiders club that created the atomic bomb in New Mexico. Read more about : Margaret Schnettler, Tech Area, British Mission, potluck supper, Chemical Warfare Service (CWS), Pojoaque, G2, La Cantina, Charlie Raumiller, and Jornada. One map and a few b/w photographs accompany text. Cream coloured volume has french flaps. lettering and graphics are green. Cover graphic is of the checkpoint into the WWII project. Volume is CRISPY in every sense. Bright, clean and giftable !! Quote (p. 180) : " The power failures in town were discussed. There were complaints about the amount of disinfectant used in the water and the exotic flavor of the milk. I knew the answers to ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. B/W Photographs (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

1st Printing. 253pp. Name Index. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Trade paperback. Light shelfwear. Very good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. French Flaps. Second Edition, Second Printing. " This slice of times past is not about how the bomb was built, but of the people involved, as if you were transported back in time into their living rooms. It puts a human face on the history, from my grandmother's eyewitness viewpoint." (Rear panel, Eric Rice Jette) 233 pp. plus: Afterword by Margaret Rice Jette dated January, 1977, Appendix Part I - Memorandum on the Los Alamos Project, Appendix Part II - Censorship Regulations, Index of Names. 253 pp. in toto. Book has slight surface wear. Bookseller's Inventory # 165378. Margaret Rice Jette (illustrator). Faux( presumed) Signature of A.…