Fallout Study Superbombs Strontium Survival by Fowler John (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover copy with no d/j, 235 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st UK EDITION. This copy is NEAR FINE; the text is clear, bright, and unmarked except for pencil price front inside cover; binding is tight but light foxing on edges, fep and bep, price clipped on fep, pages show some age. No jacket, the covers are VG, absolutely intact in all ways, including perfect color and design, but signs of age. We have a five star rating because of our fulfilment success and because our descriptions are accurate. We guarantee: NO NASTY SURPRISES. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 6.5 x 9.5 hard cover book. White, blue, and yellow lettering on the black dust jacket spine and cover. A study of superbombs, strontium 90, and survival. 235 pages. Book and jacket are both in good condition with wear and soil, jacket now in mylar. Very Good/Very Good condition. Illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. The DJ shows light edgewear and the previous owner's name is in the book.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd printing. Octavo (approx. 6"wide by 9.50" tall), xii + 235 pages. Includes black and white illustrations, index. Cover corners bumped, else very good. Dust jacket slightly sunned, with some wear at edges. 061507A.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illus. 235pp. (loc 516/1).

Cloth w/ DJ in mylar. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed to previous owner by John Fowler. Includes charts and graphs. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 235 pages, illustrated in b&w. "This is the first book of its kind-a balanced and understandable account of nuclear weapons and the multitude of hazards they have created for mankind. Written by the scientists who have been investigating superbombs and their effects, it presents a factual appraisal of the radiation dangers arising from bomb tesitng, or the negotiations among the nuclear powers to control the weapons race, and of man's chances of escaping nuclear annihilation." FINE- HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

UK FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition, published in 1960 by Macgibbon & Kee. The book was originally published in the USA by Basic Books under the title "Fallout". Illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs, maps and charts. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still bright and fresh. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps. Corners sharp. No creases. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine - the pages are clean and uncreased. No ownership inscriptions - just the remains of a sticker to the front pastedown. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine black printed dustwrapper, which is not price-clipped, and retains the original publisher's printed price of 18s. net. The dustwrapper is complete without any loss. There is some wear and creasing to the edges, especially at the head and tail of the spine. The white back panel and lettering on the spine is marked through age and handling. However, there are no tears, no chips and no fading. (Please see scans) ***222mm x145mm. 235 pages including Appendices, Glossary and Index at the back of the book. ***Contents: Foreword, Introduction, 1. The Bombs and Their Products, 2. The Global Pattern of Fallout, 3. From Bomb to Man, 4. The Rising Level of Fallout, 5. Biological Effects of Radiation, 6. Radiation and Future Generations, 7. Radiation accidents, 8. Protection and Treatment, 9. Civil Defense, 10. Detection of Bomb Tests, 11. Nuclear War, 12. National Survival, Appendices A. Fundamentals of radiation, B. Fission and Fusion, C. List of Nuclear Explosions, D. Casualties in a Nuclear Attack, Glossary, Index. ***'This is the first book of its kind--a balanced and understandable account of nuclear weapons and the multitude of hazards they have created for mankind. Written by the scientists who have been investigating super-bombs and their effects, it presents a factual appraisal of the radiation dangers arising from bomb testing, of the negotiations among the nuclear powers to control the weapons race, and of man's chances of escaping nuclear annihilation. How serious is the fall-out hazard--to ourselves and our children? What would a nuclear war be like? What are the issues that have stalemated the international negotiations on the control of such weapons? Examining the available facts with scientific detachment, eleven leading authorities show them in their true perspective. Their book is a landmark of clear thinking on a subject which has been vastly confused in the public mind by political propaganda, passionate opinions and wildly contradictory statements, official and otherwise. The authors weigh the contamination of our food by fall-out from past bomb tests, forecast how high the levels of contamination will rise in the coming years, and estimate what this is likely to mean in terms of disease, shortening of life, and genetic effects in future generations. They go on to describe in detail the results of a hypothetical nuclear war: how heavily each city in the United States would be hit in such an attack, how many casualties, what sort of shelter one would need to live through the attack, what life would be like afterward. In their concluding chapters the authors explain the technical questions at issue on the negotiations on banning bomb tests and offer constructive proposals for a solution. Here is a remarkably illuminating book--a primer on the hopeful aspects, as well as the hazards, of our nuclear future.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A first impression of the first UK edition - an uncommon book in near fine condition. Published during the height of the Cold War. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition, published in 1960 by Macgibbon & Kee. The book was originally published in the USA by Basic Books under the title "Fallout". Illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs, maps and charts. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still bright and fresh. The boards are clean and unmarked. There are two small bumps to the boards, on the top edge of the front board and the bottom edge of the back board. Corners sharp. No creases. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine - the pages are clean and uncreased. No ownership inscriptions. No foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine black printed dustwrapper, which is not price-clipped, and retains the original publisher's printed price of 18s. net. The dustwrapper is complete without any loss. There is some wear and creasing to the edges, especially at the head and tail of the spine. The white back panel is marked through age and handling. However, there are no tears, no chips and no fading. (Please see scans) ***222mm x145mm. 235 pages including Appendices, Glossary and Index at the back of the book. ***Contents: Foreword, Introduction, 1. The Bombs and Their Products, 2. The Global Pattern of Fallout, 3. From Bomb to Man, 4. The Rising Level of Fallout, 5. Biological Effects of Radiation, 6. Radiation and Future Generations, 7. Radiation accidents, 8. Protection and Treatment, 9. Civil Defense, 10. Detection of Bomb Tests, 11. Nuclear War, 12. National Survival, Appendices A. Fundamentals of radiation, B. Fission and Fusion, C. List of Nuclear Explosions, D. Casualties in a Nuclear Attack, Glossary, Index. ***'This is the first book of its kind--a balanced and understandable account of nuclear weapons and the multitude of hazards they have created for mankind. Written by the scientists who have been investigating super-bombs and their effects, it presents a factual appraisal of the radiation dangers arising from bomb testing, of the negotiations among the nuclear powers to control the weapons race, and of man's chances of escaping nuclear annihilation. How serious is the fall-out hazard--to ourselves and our children? What would a nuclear war be like? What are the issues that have stalemated the international negotiations on the control of such weapons? Examining the available facts with scientific detachment, eleven leading authorities show them in their true perspective. Their book is a landmark of clear thinking on a subject which has been vastly confused in the public mind by political propaganda, passionate opinions and wildly contradictory statements, official and otherwise. The authors weigh the contamination of our food by fall-out from past bomb tests, forecast how high the levels of contamination will rise in the coming years, and estimate what this is likely to mean in terms of disease, shortening of life, and genetic effects in future generations. They go on to describe in detail the results of a hypothetical nuclear war: how heavily each city in the United States would be hit in such an attack, how many casualties, what sort of shelter one would need to live through the attack, what life would be like afterward. In their concluding chapters the authors explain the technical questions at issue on the negotiations on banning bomb tests and offer constructive proposals for a solution. Here is a remarkably illuminating book--a primer on the hopeful aspects, as well as the hazards, of our nuclear future.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A first impression of the first UK edition - an uncommon book in near fine condition. Published during the height of the Cold War. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate.…

1960, 2nd printing. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 235pp. Graphs, tables, photographs, illustrations, diagrams, appendix, glossary, index. The top and bottom of the spine is faded and the dust jacket is chipped at the top and bottom of the spine. "This is the first book of its kind - a balanced and understandable account of nuclear weapons and the multitude of hazards they have created for mankind. Written by scientists who have been investigating superbombs and their effects, it presents a factual appraisal of the radiation dangers arising from bomb testing, fo the negotiations among the nuclear powers to control the weapons race, and of man's chances of escaping nuclear annihilation". Book about Strontium 90 & Superbombs. Foreword by Adlai E. Stevenson. (Weapons, Applied Science, Bombs, Nuclear Age, Nuclear War, Science, Weapons).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 235 pages. Tables. Charts. Appendices. Glossary. Index. DJ worn and scuffed: small tears, several pieces missing. John taught at Washington University in St. Louis; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and the University of Maryland. In St. Louis. John along with E.U. Condon and Barry Commoner, played a leading role in the formation of Committee for Nuclear Information (CNI), drawing attention to the health hazards of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosives. Public concern, based largely on efforts of CNI and similar groups led to the adoption by the U.S. of the Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963. John was a frequent lecturer on the radiation hazards of nuclear weapons testing and testified on this subject before the U.S. Senate. He was the editor of one of the earliest books on fallout: Fallout: A Study of Superbombs, Strontium 90 and Survival. Derived from a Kirkus review: A book which puts the facts about fallout, its causes and consequences, before the American people in a factual and unambiguous way. The fireball of a nuclear bomb exceeds 100,000,000 degrees; that of one megaton bomb will grow a mile and a half wide in 10 seconds, and its gamma radiation after one hour is equivalent to the radioactivity of 300,000 tons of radium. A 20 megaton bomb would cause third degree burns to a person standing 45 miles away. Facts like these should be readily available to every intelligent person concerned about America's future and his own. Focusing on "fallout" as the most dangerous ultimate threat to mankind, the editor and contributors write under the premise that the scientist has two duties: to seek the truth and to communicate to all who need the knowledge gained. These are lucid essays related to all aspects of fallout; bombs and their products; the global pattern of fallout; how radioactive bomb material enters the body; the rising level of fallout; the biological effects of radiation; protection and treatment; the state of civil defense; the efforts to ban bomb tests; nuclear war; etc. The reader learns of the danger of relying on averages of "permissible limits" of radiation while at the same time acknowledging the development of "hot spots" in certain tissues. He will also learn many facts for survival, but more than anything else, he will no doubt be appalled by the utter magnitude of human destruction projected by various official estimates. …

Condition: good, fair. Third Printing. 235, tables, charts, appendices, glossary, index, DJ soiled and scuffed: small tears and wear to edges.

2. Aufl. Basic Books, New York, 1960. 235 S. mit Abb. u. Tafeln., Hln.U. (Bibl.-Ex.)--- 638 Gramm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 235 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white illustrations throughout. Quarterbound in black cloth and patterned paper with silver and red titles on the spine. Black dustjacket in good condition with white and blue titles. Worn around the edges with large chips and creases. A puncture hole on the spine. Lightly faded, scuffed, and scratched. Price-clipped. VG+/G. Book.…