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Add this copy of Science and the Common Understanding to cart. $52.58, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published by Simon & Schuster, New York.
Add this copy of Science and the Common Understanding to cart. $82.00, very good condition, Sold by Jero Books and Templet Co. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Monica, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1954 by Simon and Schuster.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. No DJ. U. S. History / Science. 8vo. 2nd Printing (1954. ) Hardcover lacking dust jacket. 8vo with 120 pages. The book is in very good condition with very slight toning to paste downs and end papers due to age. Previous owner's signature at the top of title page. Otherwise the interior is clean and tight. "Important reflections from the father of the atomic bomb. Aside from this, everyone should hear a little from Oppenheimer, as he shaped our future, although regrettably, as he also says." Black cloth spine/Silver text. #034286.
Add this copy of Science and the Common Understanding to cart. $229.26, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1954. 2nd edition. 8vo Hardcover. (8)+120pp+(4). Good book and Acceptable dust jacket. Blue boards with gilt front and spine lettering. Boards soiled. Pages toned. Top-edge foxed. Penciled notations to the rear free endpaper and pastedown. Penciled scoring and underlining on several pages throughout. Early owner's name inked to the front free endpaper. Grey dust jacket with black lettering and B/W rear photo of author. Dust jacket heavily edgeworn and moderately soiled. In protective mylar cover. In polypropylene bag. (history of science, atomic physics, philosophy) Inquire if you need further information.
Add this copy of Science and the Common Understanding to cart. $1,176.57, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Very Good. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. 1st U.S. printing. 8vo hardcover with black boards and black cloth spine. Gilt titling to the spine and front board. Publisher dust jacket with the price of $2.75 on the front flap and a portrait of Oppenheimer on the back cover. 120pp. Very Good book and Good dust jacket. The spine tips show light wear, and additionally the upper right corner of the front board is beginning to fray. The majority of the boards are beginning to fade from black to a dark blue. The interior is very lightly toned, but otherwise clean. The dust jacket's spine tips are chipped. There are a few small chips and tears along the edges. The jacket is also sunned and lightly dust soiled. The jacket price of 2.75 is also penciled to the top of the rear flap. Published in 1953 just after Oppenheimer was stripped of his security clearance by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) due to his opposition to the development of the hydrogen bomb and his past associations with the Communist Party USA. Science and the Common Understanding is a collection of the Reith Lectures delivered by Oppenheimer over the B.B.C. from London that explores the relationship between science and the public. (Science, Philosophy, Society, Reith Lectures, Essays, No Auction Records Any Edition) Inquire if you need further information.
Add this copy of Science and the Common Understanding to cart. $207.00, very good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1954 by Simon and Schuster.
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Book. Octavo, 120 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine beige with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$2.75." Creasing and some rubbing to covers. Age-toning to edges of textblock. Interior pages clean. Shelved in Case 10. 1380355. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
