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Missile Envy: The Arms Race and Nuclear War
by Helen Caldicott
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0688019544
- ISBN 13
- 9780688019549
- Seller
-
Walcott, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
William Morrow & Co. New York. 1984. Quarter-bound in brown with light yellow paper boards. Near fine First Edition has a small crease on the back rear flyleaf. First printing (stated) with requisite number line ending in "1". Unclipped ($15.95) jacket shows shelf wear with small chips to upper spine and edge of back jacket flap. Signed by author on front flyleaf. Author is a founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and former faculty at Harvard Medical School. She is also the founder of Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament. The imminent dangers of the arms race are as true today as in 1983 when the book was written. 6.5x9.5. 365pg.
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- Bookseller
- Lamplighter Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128
- Title
- Missile Envy: The Arms Race and Nuclear War
- Author
- Helen Caldicott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- ISBN 10
- 0688019544
- ISBN 13
- 9780688019549
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 365
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Arms race, nuclear war
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Lamplighter Library
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Walcott, Iowa
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