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On Thermonuclear War
by Kahn, Herman
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1960. red cloth, gilt title in mylar protected unclipped dustjacket, (9.5 x 6.5 inches). First Edition/First Printing. 651pages with Appendices; illustrated with charts and graphs. Stands as one of the most scholarly and influential books of the Cold War. An inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's classic film, Dr. Strangelove. Previous owner's bookplate of Michell Gaylord; a clean, tight copy in jacket showing some wear, chipping along top edge and toning. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005758
- Title
- On Thermonuclear War
- Author
- Kahn, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Military History; Cold War
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About the Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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