A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes

by H. D Smyth

$150 · Offered by Biblioctopus

First edition

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1945. First Edition. Publisher's printed wrappers. Octavo, 182pp. The first edition authorized for public distribution, preceded by a top secret mimeographed version in which copies were destroyed after read by recipients, and about 1000 lithoprinted copies for less secretive distribution these are scarce but still readily available . Some general marks, rubbing and light creasing,

• Binding: Wrappers

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