Search Results: On Thermonuclear War by Herman Kahn

East Haven, CT: East have Historical Soc. VG+ wraps. 1985. trade pbk. paperback. 8vo . 160pp .

1961 hardcover as pictured. This is a controversial treatise on the nature and theory of war written at the dawn of the nuclear age. It questions the theory of mutual assured destruction as a deterrent and discusses ways a country might "win" a nuclear war. Binding is firm. Tan cloth boards with black and gold stamping are lightly soiled and show some edge wear. A few pages of text have underling or notations. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

1961 hardcover as pictured. This is a controversial treatise on the nature and theory of war written at the dawn of the nuclear age. It questions the theory of mutual assured destruction as a deterrent and discusses ways a country might "win" a nuclear war. Binding is firm. Tan cloth boards with black and gold stamping are lightly soiled and show some edge wear. A few pages of text have underling or notations. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

New York, NY: Free Press. Fair. 1969. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Large tear on front cover, closed. Moderate rubbing and smudging to back cover. No markings on text pages or other major defects. ; 668 pages .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New. Dealing with nuclear weapons, this work provides insight into how policymakers consider such issues. It also looks at other weapons of mass destruction such as biological and chemical, and the history of their use.

Princeton University Press, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Good.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1960. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. VERY GOOD+, CLEAN AND TIGHT. SLIGHT WEAR AT SPINE ENDS. NO DUST JACKET. SMALL INK PRICE ON FRONT ENDPAPER.

Free Press, 1969. Good. Good. No dust jacket. Interior clean, binding tight and uncreased, moderate wear to covers. xxxvi, 668 p. illus. 21 cm. Free Press paperback. Includes Illustrations. 2d ed., with index and a new pref. written by the author especially for the paperback ed.

Princeton University Press, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. Fourth Printing. 668 pages. Black dust jacket with white lettering over brown cloth. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name plate to front endpaper. Some pages mildly dogeared. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and soiling to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Moderate tanning to spine, with foxing and soiling to DJ.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1960 651pp. No additional printings noted. Top tips and spine ends are bumped. Tips and spine ends are rubbed. Boards have light soiling. Edges of text block are foxed. Spine is a bit shaken. Edges of jacket have creases, small tears, chipping, and is missing pieces. Spine panel and flap folds are sunned with correlating toning to the inside of the jacket. Rear panel has small stains. Rear panel is sunned, worse at the top edge. Text is unmarked. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Minus/Fair Jacket.

Princeton University Press. Collectible - Good. NY: Princeton Univ Press 1960. 1st edition. Hardcover 8vo 651 pgs. Near very good in a good dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped and worn. Foxing spots to edges of textblock and to endpapers. Ink owner name at top of front endpaper. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket edgeworn, chipped and has small edge tears. Rear panel is foxed and soiled. (Nuclear War) Inquire if you need further information.

Routledge. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1960. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. FIRST EDITION. No dust jacket. Very Good, clean text.

Princeton University Press, 1960. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Presumed first ed., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong paper only faintly age-toned; binding firm; in absence of d.j. the cinnabar-colored boards with still bright gilt lettering on spine have lightly bumped corners and slight rubbing at crown of spine.The inspiration for "Dr. Strangelove".

Princeton University Press. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. (nuclear warfare, war and peace research)

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. KB57...xx, 651 pp. Illustrated with tables and figures. Large octavo. Black paper dustjacket with cream has general edge wear, one inch tear at top back joint, front flap price clipped. Book itself is clean and unmarked save for a neat pencil owner name and date on first blank. A very nice copy of this chilling important work. "...Mr. Kahn...insists on thinking about the possibilities of total war, so that we can be prepared for defense and so that war can be avoided... His analysis of such questions as how much radioactive contamination we might be willing to absorb for defense purposes, the problem osf shelters and of evacuation of cities, or the survival of the remaining American population after the 50 largest cities have been destroyed will seem cold-hearted and inhuman to some..." ; Woodrow Wilson School; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 651 pages .

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1961. 668 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Page edges are lightly darkened, soiled, and smudged. Bound in orange-brown cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Lightly bumped around the edges. Black dustjacket in fair condition with white titles. Large puncture hole on the spine. Torn, creased, and worn around the edges. Spine is darkened. Second Edition, Third Printing. NPC. VG+/FAIR. . Second Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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.