General Account Development Methods Using by Smyth (57 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Reprint edition of work originally published by GPO; side-stapled printed paper wraps approx. 9.5 x 6 inches, light handling wear, some chipping to page edges with slight age toning, clean and unmarked.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. "Written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves United States Army. Publication authorized as of August 1945." Paperback, bound with staples. 8vo, 182pgs.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 152 pages. 8.30x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Octavo, not illustrated, pp 144, corners a little dog-eared,otherwise clean internally, paperback, the covers slightly age-toned and a little worn.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Reprint 1946 Soft Cover very good book, corners and edges rubbed, spotting to covers, closed tears. Owner's stamp. 144 pages. 5 Appendices.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. Reprint. Sunning to covers. Small rips at base of spine.

First British edition. IV, 144 pp. Original printed wrappers, wrappers foxed.

brossura. Condition: Good. 0. Copertina cartonata ingiallita. Tagli sporchi di polvere e ingialliti. Pagine ingiallite. Cucitura con grappe metalliche. Buono (Good) . Book.

PAPERBACK. Condition: Fair. Pages Are Tanned With Foxing. The Soft Cover Is Frayed Around The Edges, Creased On The Spine, Corner Clipped On The Back And General Scruff Marks.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Second printing. Very good staple-bound pamphlet in brown wrapper. Some wear and rubbing along the edges of the covers with a bit of scuffing also. Small tear on heel of the spine of cover. Erased penciled numbers on front cover. Page edges are lightly browned along edges. Penciled in lines and notes on rear free endpaper. 182 pages with 5 appendices (1. Methods of observing fast particles from nuclear reactions, 2. the units of mass, charge and energy, 3. Delayed neutrons from Uraniun fission, 4. The first self-sustaining chain-reacting pile, 5. Sample list of reports). Has sections on metallurgical project at Chicago, Plutonium production problem in February 1943, Plutonium problem January 1943-June 1945, discussions of separation of isotopes, diffusion separation, electromagnetic separation.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. An important early American public account of nuclear energy. A lot of technical level, although some topics are understandably underplayed. pp.144. Diags. Top strip of front cover missing; owner's name?

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Dated "August 1945." Stapled Text block with glued-on tan wrappers in very-good-plus condition. PON "Muller" to top of front wrap. This book was written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves, United States Army, and the publication was authorized in August of 1945. The author, H.D. Smyth was the Chairman of the Department of Physics of Princeton University and the consultant to the Manhattan District U.S. Corps of Engineers. Solid "very-good-plus" example of a very important 20th century publication, commonly referred to as "The Smyth Report." It is the first published account of the development of the atomic bomb. It was published on Aug. 12, 1945, just six days after the bombing of Hiroshima. The preface is dated July 1, 1945. Totals 182 pp. Reduced from $275.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First printing. First general "trade" printing of the seminal public report on the Manhattan Project, #4 in Coleman's "The Smyth Report: A Descriptive Check List." Hardcover, tan cloth, very good+ condition, text clean, lacking dust jacket. Tiny price mark to upper corner of front endpaper.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. iv, 144 pp. Original printed wrappers, dust-soiled, frayed at base of spine. Ex-library, with circular stamp to verso of title-page and to final leaf, also to upper cover. First British edition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Smyth, H[enry]. D[eWolf]. A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government 1940-1945. Washington, D. C.: Superintendent of Documents, 1945. Washington, D. C.: Superintendent of Documents. Original tan wrappers. 182 pp. First edition, first printing (dated "1945" on last page) of the published version of the report, preceded by a 1000-copy "lithoprint" edition and evidently by another edition of which only one copy is known to exist. [++] This copy is in solid GOOD condition (a probable 5/10), which has definitely bee read, and used. There is some underlining in ink in some places, mostly in the last chapter or two. It is a decent copy, though with some drawbacks, and is offered at a comparatively low price.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later printing. 182p. No Photos. Predates Princeton Univ edition of similar title. Tan Wraps. Ex.lib. Rubber stamps on front. No pocket. Very Good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First English Edition of the official account of the development of the atomic bombs. Written at the request of Major General L. R. Groves, United States Army, Publication authorized August 1945. Original printed wrappers, short tears to head of upper joints, light creasing, light surface soiling. Marking to first and final printed pages. Contemporary ink ownership inscription to inside front cover. Pages: iv, 143pp, [1]. Complete. Size: 24.5cm by 15.2cm.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Later printing. 182p. No Photos. Predates Princeton Univ edition of similar title. Tan Wraps. Ex.lib. Rubber stamps on front. No pocket. Near Fine copy.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 204. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1945 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume copy 2 Language: English Pages: 204 Volume copy 2.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 204. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1945 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 204.

1946 reprint of 1945. HMSO. Soft covers. Book - Good.

1st thus softback with stiff wrappers Very Good tall octavo 143pp., appends.,

Original Wraps. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First UK Edition. Some fading. Small chip to top of spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. 182 pp. Original brown wraps w/ light sunning to edges. Front cover with creases and edgewear. Contents nice.

IV, 143pp. Orig. printed wrappers. First British edition. - PMM 422e. - Wrappers somewhat browned along the edges. Name on title-page. Else a very good copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 182p. No Photos. First printed account of the Manhattan Project. only earlier ed is stenciled/lithographed. This predates Princeton Univ. edition of similar title. Wraps. Ex.lib. Black marks on cover. Pocket. Very Good Copy. Book.