Lapp Richard E (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed First Edition, First Printing of this on-the-eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis discussion of nuclear brinksmanship by a Manhattan Project scientist turned nuke skeptic. Inscribed by Ralph Lapp to previous owners on the front endpaper. The inscription refers to the book's dedication to Eugene Rabinowitch, a Manhattan Project and University of Chicago colleague of Lapp. Rabinowitch founded the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists of which Lapp was early and active contributor. The inscription appears to be written to Rabinowitch's son, Victor, a prominent scientist, and spouse. Black cloth, 197 pages. The book itself has minimal sign of previous use. The dust jacket has chips on the front and back covers. Signed by Author(s).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 80 pages. Features: Beautiful color fashion ads; Nice ad for Sony Cassette-Corder inside front cover; Great one-page ad for Harness House features photo of gent with belts slung over his bare shoulder; The 'Black Mayonnaise' at the Bottom of Jamaica Bay - photo-illustrated article; Yale Faculty Makes the Scene - article with photos of Charles Reich, Kenneth Keniston, Erich Segal, Robert Lifton, Robert Penn Warren and Robert Brustein; Was Eisenhower a Political Genius? A Brilliant Man?; The Four Big Fears About Nuclear Power; Save the Children Federation ad features photo of young Glen Conway; 'Valentino' fashion photos; Interior design photos of Harrison Cultra's small city duplex. Average wear. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Chalkin, Dennis; Anderson, Doug; Shenker, Israel; Moore, Charles; Hortens, Walter; Aller, Bill; Rastelli, Vittoriano; (illustrator).…