15. Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Music and Literary Criticism. 1912-1989.
Cultural and artistic interpretations of the nuclear era are held in this final series of the History of Atomic Energy Collection.
180 items
(Page: 1 - 100)
2745.
ABERNATHY, ROBERT. "When the Rockets Come." IN: Astounding Science Fiction, Vol. XXXV, No. 1, pp. 158-178. 178 pages. Illustrated.
8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. New York: Street & Smith. March 1945.
"Atomic bombs are being used by the Earth army against Martian villages. One soldier is a particularly enthusiastic combatant. . . The soldier is captured, witnesses the effects of the bombing first hand, and is appalled, finally identifying with the Martians. Rather remarkable as a pre-Hiroshima story." -Brians, p. 105.
"Atomic bombs are being used by the Earth army against Martian villages. One soldier is a particularly enthusiastic combatant. . . The soldier is captured, witnesses the effects of the bombing first hand, and is appalled, finally identifying with the Martians. Rather remarkable as a pre-Hiroshima story." -Brians, p. 105.
2746.
ALLEY, REWI. "Hiroshima." A Poem. IN: Mainstream, Vol. 14, No. 9. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Mainstream. September 1961.
2747.
AMIS, MARTIN. Einstein's Monsters. 149 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Harmony. 1987. PR6051.M5 E36 1987
Five allegorical short stories comprise Amis's "impassioned fictionalized protest against nuclear weapons." The foreword is an eloquent analysis of the paradoxes of the arms race.
Five allegorical short stories comprise Amis's "impassioned fictionalized protest against nuclear weapons." The foreword is an eloquent analysis of the paradoxes of the arms race.
2748.
AMRINE, MICHAEL. Secret. 311 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1950. PZ3.A527 S43 1950
A novel "mainly concerned with the security problems of its protagonist, which mirror those of Robert Oppenheimer. . . A very serious if somewhat ineptly written meditation on the responsibility of scientists for the bomb." -Brians, p. 114.
A novel "mainly concerned with the security problems of its protagonist, which mirror those of Robert Oppenheimer. . . A very serious if somewhat ineptly written meditation on the responsibility of scientists for the bomb." -Brians, p. 114.
2749.
ANANIA, MICHAEL. The Red Menace. A Fiction. 150 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Thunder's
Mouth Press. 1984. PS3551.N25 R4 1984
A novel of American culture in the 'fifties, in the shadow of the bomb tests and the McCarthy trials.
A novel of American culture in the 'fifties, in the shadow of the bomb tests and the McCarthy trials.
2750.
ANDERSON, POUL. Orion Shall Rise. 463 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Timescape. 1983. PS3551.N378 O7 1983
PRESENTATION COPY, signed and inscribed by Anderson. Brians, p. 117.
PRESENTATION COPY, signed and inscribed by Anderson. Brians, p. 117.
2751.
APPLETON, VICTOR, II. Tom Swift and his Atomic Earth Blaster. 210 pages. Illustrated by Graham Kaye. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New
York: Grosset & Dunlap. 1954. PZ7.A652 T66 1954
2752.
APPLETON, VICTOR, II. Tom Swift in the Caves of Nuclear Fire. 214 pages. Illustrated by Graham Kaye. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Grosset
& Dunlap. 1956. PZ7.A653 T66 1956
2753.
ATOMIC AGE COMBAT. Volume I, Number l. 16 leaves. Color- illustrated comic book. 4to, pictorial wrappers.
New York: St. John Publishing. February 1958.
Interesting attempt to reconcile the old style "G.I. Joe" type comic with the exigencies of the atomic battlefield. Thus, in the first story, "both sides have agreed to use only low-yield, clean atomic ammunition, and to concentrate on established military targets."
Interesting attempt to reconcile the old style "G.I. Joe" type comic with the exigencies of the atomic battlefield. Thus, in the first story, "both sides have agreed to use only low-yield, clean atomic ammunition, and to concentrate on established military targets."
2754.
ATOMIC ATTACK! Volume I, No. 7. 32 pages. Color illustrated comic book. 4to, pictorial wrappers.
St. Louis: Youthful Magazines. May 1953.
Includes story of atomic war with Russia in 1976.
Includes story of atomic war with Russia in 1976.
2755.
ATOMIC CAFE. Radioactive Rock'n Roll, Blues, Country & Gospel. A Soundtrack Album. 12-inch long
playing stereo record, in pictorial jacket, with accompanying text brochure. Somerville,
Mass.: Rounder Records. n.d. (circa 1980).
Original soundtrack for the movie. Re-issue of rare recordings from the 1940's & 1950's.
Original soundtrack for the movie. Re-issue of rare recordings from the 1940's & 1950's.
2756.
THE ATOMIC KID. An Explosion of Laughs. Mickey's Radio Active. Complete set of 8 color lobby cards
for the movie, starring Mickey Rooney, Robert Strauss, and Elaine Davis. Each about
11 x 14 inches. N.p.: Republic Pictures. 1955.
2757.
ATOMIC WAR! Volume I, Number 2. 32 pages. Color illustrated comic book. 4to, pictorial wrappers.
Canton, Ohio: Junior Books. December 1952.
With four atomic battle stories: "Operation Vengeance," "The Ice-Box Invasion," "The Spy from Coney Island," and "Mission Demolition."
With four atomic battle stories: "Operation Vengeance," "The Ice-Box Invasion," "The Spy from Coney Island," and "Mission Demolition."
2758.
BALLARD, J.G. Terminal Beach. 160 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Berkeley. 1964. PR6052.A46 T47 1964
SIGNED BY BALLARD on the title-page. Brians, p. 124.
SIGNED BY BALLARD on the title-page. Brians, p. 124.
2759.
BELOVE, BENJAMIN. The Split Atom. The Last Human Pair on Earth. The Whirling of Ideas. An Amphibian Novel. 478 pages.
Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket.FIRST EDITION. Los Angeles: Boris Ackerman. 1946. PZ3.B4204 S65 1946
"A vast, dreary philosophical allegory in the form of a tour of history and the universe given a newly born godlet by his ambisexual parent. . . ." -Brians, p. 129.
"A vast, dreary philosophical allegory in the form of a tour of history and the universe given a newly born godlet by his ambisexual parent. . . ." -Brians, p. 129.
2760.
BENFORD, GREGORY. Across the Sea of Suns. 400 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Timescape. 1984. PS3552.E542 A65 1984
"The narrative suggests that most races end their lives through nuclear war. . . One of the best hard science fiction novels of recent years." -Brians, p. 130. SIGNED BY BENFORD.
"The narrative suggests that most races end their lives through nuclear war. . . One of the best hard science fiction novels of recent years." -Brians, p. 130. SIGNED BY BENFORD.
2761.
BERGER, ALBERT I. "Love, Death, and the Atomic Bomb: Sexuality and Community in Science Fiction, 1935-55." IN: Science Fiction Studies, Volume 8, No. 25, Part 3. pp. 233-352. 8vo, printed
wrappers. Montreal SFS Publications. November 1981.
Article on pp. 280-295. See Brians, p. 59.
Article on pp. 280-295. See Brians, p. 59.
2762.
(BLUMEFELD, YORICK). Jenny. My Diary. Unpaginated. 8vo, pictorial boards. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. (Brians, p.
139). Boston: Little, Brown. 1982. PR6003.L793 J46 1982
2763.
BRACKETT, LEIGH. The Long Tomorrow. 222 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. Garden City: Doubleday. 1955. PS3503.R154 L66 1955
One of the classic postholocaust novels. "Three rebellious teenagers who reject the antiscientific, anti-urban attitudes of their postholocaust village go in quest of the fabled Bartorstown underground research center." -Brians, p. 141.
One of the classic postholocaust novels. "Three rebellious teenagers who reject the antiscientific, anti-urban attitudes of their postholocaust village go in quest of the fabled Bartorstown underground research center." -Brians, p. 141.
2764.
BRENNAN, FREDERICK HAZLITT. One of Our H Bombs is Missing. 159 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. New York: Gold Medal Books. 1955. PS3503.R448 O54 1955
2765.
BRIANS, PAUL. Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984. 398 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION. Kent, Ohio: Kent State U. Press. 1987. PN3352.N38 B71 1987
2766.
BRIGGS, RAYMOND. When the Wind Blows. (20) leaves. Color comic-strip illustrations throughout. 4to, pictorial boards. FIRST
AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Schocken Books. 1982. UF767 .B695 1982
"A savagely effective satire of civil defense in comic strip form." -Brians, p. 145.
"A savagely effective satire of civil defense in comic strip form." -Brians, p. 145.
2767.
BRIN, DAVID. The Postman. 294 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Bantam. 1985. PS3552.R4825 P6 1985
Brians, p. 146. A better than average postholocaust novel.
Brians, p. 146. A better than average postholocaust novel.
2768.
BRINTON, HENRY. Purple 6. 192 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST AMERICAN PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Avon. 1962. PR6052.R4455 P87 1962
"Much more thoughtful and sensitive than most atomic spy stories." -Brians, p. 146.
"Much more thoughtful and sensitive than most atomic spy stories." -Brians, p. 146.
2769.
BROWN, LLOYD L. "Li'l David and the Atom Bomb." IN: Masses & Mainstream, Vol. 5, No. 4. 8vo, printed wrappers. New York: Masses &
Mainstream. April 1952.
Includes also "Save the Rosenbergs" by Howard Fast.
Includes also "Save the Rosenbergs" by Howard Fast.
2770.
BRUNNGRABER, RUDOLF. Radium. A Novel. Translated from the German by Eden & Cedar Paul. 480 pages. 8vo, blue &
black 2-toned cloth, top-edge stained black, dust jacket. New York: Random House. 1937. PZ3.B8367 R33 1937
First Edition in English. Novel of the early years of radium research, centering on the lives of the Curies.
First Edition in English. Novel of the early years of radium research, centering on the lives of the Curies.
2771.
BRUNNGRABER, RUDOLF. Radium. A Novel. 480 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. New York: Random House. 1937. PZ3.B8367 R33 1937
Another issue, in tan cloth, with top-edge unstained.
Another issue, in tan cloth, with top-edge unstained.
2772.
BRYANT, EDWARD. Among the Dead and Other Events Leading up to the Apocalypse. 210 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Macmillan. 1973. PS3552.R879 A46 1973
Presentation copy, signed & inscribed by Bryant. Includes "Jody after the War." Brians, p. 148.
Presentation copy, signed & inscribed by Bryant. Includes "Jody after the War." Brians, p. 148.
2773.
BRYANT, EDWARD. "The Hibakusha Gallery." IN: Penthouse, June 1977. 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: Penthouse. June 1977.
First appearance. "In a souvenir shop featuring grotesque images of the atomic bombing of Japan, one can have one's picture taken posing as one of the victims." -Brians, p. 148.
First appearance. "In a souvenir shop featuring grotesque images of the atomic bombing of Japan, one can have one's picture taken posing as one of the victims." -Brians, p. 148.
2774.
BUCHAN, ALASDAIR. To a Missile. IN: Mainstream, Vol. 13, No. 9. 8vo, printed wrappers. New York: Mainstream. September 1960.
First published poem by the 12-year old poet, written in the manner of Robert Burns.
First published poem by the 12-year old poet, written in the manner of Robert Burns.
2775.
BUCK, PEARL S. Command the Morning. 319 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: John Day. 1959. PS3503.U198 C62
A fictionalized account of the Manhattan Project. Brians, p. 149.
A fictionalized account of the Manhattan Project. Brians, p. 149.
2776.
BURDICK, EUGENE & HARVEY WHEELER. Fail Safe. 256 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. London: Hutchinson. 1963. PZ4.B94 F35 1963
"Tautly-paced best-selling thriller about an accidental first strike on Moscow which the president allows to be balanced by the destruction of New York City." -Brians, p. 150.
"Tautly-paced best-selling thriller about an accidental first strike on Moscow which the president allows to be balanced by the destruction of New York City." -Brians, p. 150.
2777.
(BURDICK, EUGENE & HARVEY WHEELER). Fail Safe. 'Fail Safe' Will Have You Sitting On The Brink Of Eternity. Original color poster
for the movie. 41 x 27 inches. N.p.: Columbia Pictures Corporation. 1964.
2778.
CAPEK, KAREL. The Absolute at Large. 242 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. New York: Macmillan. 1927. PG5038.C3 T63
"Religious fanaticism surrounding the invention of a 'Karburator' which liberates energy from matter creates a devastating world war which all but destroys civilization." -Brians, p. 154.
"Religious fanaticism surrounding the invention of a 'Karburator' which liberates energy from matter creates a devastating world war which all but destroys civilization." -Brians, p. 154.
2779.
CAPEK, KAREL. Krakatit. Translated by Lawrence Hyde. 416 pages. 8vo, cloth. FIRST BRITISH EDITION. London:
Bles. 1925. PZ3.C1695 K73 1925
Association copy, with the ownership stamps and label of W.K. Williamson, sole U.S. agent for the novel and its film rights.
Association copy, with the ownership stamps and label of W.K. Williamson, sole U.S. agent for the novel and its film rights.
2780.
CAPEK, KAREL. Krakatit. An Atomic Fantasy. A Novel. Translated by Lawrence Hyde. 294 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust
jacket. New York: Arts, Inc. 1951. PZ3.C1695 A5 1951
The second American edition of this prophetic novel, originally published in Czech in 1924. "An eccentric scientist succeeds in disintegrating the atom, creating a powerful weapon. . ." -Brians, p. 154.
The second American edition of this prophetic novel, originally published in Czech in 1924. "An eccentric scientist succeeds in disintegrating the atom, creating a powerful weapon. . ." -Brians, p. 154.
2781.
CARROLL, JAMES. Firebird. 437 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. New York: Dutton. 1989. PS3553.A764 F5 1989
Novel of atomic espionage in 1949. BOMC edition.
Novel of atomic espionage in 1949. BOMC edition.
2782.
CARTMILL, CLEVE. "Deadline." IN: Astounding Science Fiction, Vol. XXXIII, No. l, pp. 154-178. 178 pages. Illustrated.
8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Street & Smith. March 1944.
FIRST APPEARANCE of "a story notable because its detailed description of a U-235 fission bomb prompted the FBI to suspect a security leak from the Manhattan Project." -Brians, pp. 155-156.
FIRST APPEARANCE of "a story notable because its detailed description of a U-235 fission bomb prompted the FBI to suspect a security leak from the Manhattan Project." -Brians, pp. 155-156.
2783.
CLARKE, ARTHUR C. "Loophole." IN: Astounding Science Fiction, Vol. XXXVII, No. 2. 176 pages. Illustrated. 8vo,
pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. New York: Street & Smith. April 1946.
"The Martians, alarmed by Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and ensuing space exploration attempts, ban further space travel by Earthlings." -Brians, p. 159.
"The Martians, alarmed by Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and ensuing space exploration attempts, ban further space travel by Earthlings." -Brians, p. 159.
2784.
CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED. Special Issue. The Atomic Age. 96 pages. Color comic book illustrations throughout.
4to, color-pictorial wrappers. New York: Classics Illustrated. June 1960. PN6728.1.G5 C55 no.156a 1960
An utopian vision of the uses of atomic energy. Although the first bomb test at Alamogordo is discussed, no mention is made of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
An utopian vision of the uses of atomic energy. Although the first bomb test at Alamogordo is discussed, no mention is made of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
2785.
COLLINS, LARRY & DOMINIQUE LAPIERRE. The Fifth Horseman. A Novel. 578 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Simon and Schuster. 1980. PS3553.O47487 F5
Libyan nuclear terrorists hold New York City hostage.
Libyan nuclear terrorists hold New York City hostage.
2786.
COONTS, STEPHEN. Final Flight. 387 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Doubleday. 1988. PS3553.O5796 F45 1988
A novel of the hijacking of six nuclear weapons from a U.S. supercarrier by a group of Middle-Eastern terrorists.
A novel of the hijacking of six nuclear weapons from a U.S. supercarrier by a group of Middle-Eastern terrorists.
2787.
COOVER, ROBERT. The Public Burning. A Novel. 534 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Viking. 1977. PS3553.O633 P8
Advance review copy, with related promotional materials laid in. A novel of epic scope centered around the Rosenberg trial and execution.
Advance review copy, with related promotional materials laid in. A novel of epic scope centered around the Rosenberg trial and execution.
2788.
CORSO, GREGORY. Bomb. 4 leaves. Square 8vo, folding out accordion-style. San Francisco: City Lights Books. 1958. PS3505.O763 B6 1958
The reknowned beat poet's verse response to nuclear weapons. Second issue. Wilson A3(b?).
The reknowned beat poet's verse response to nuclear weapons. Second issue. Wilson A3(b?).
2789.
DE HAVEN, TOM. Freaks' Amour. 276 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: William Morrow. 1979. PS3554.E423 F74 1979
PRESENTATION COPY, signed & inscribed by De Haven. "Concerns the interrelationships of a group of wretched freaks created by a small-scale atomic accident. . .generally well written, but its treatment of mutation is utterly fantastic and unscientific." -Brians, p. 176.
PRESENTATION COPY, signed & inscribed by De Haven. "Concerns the interrelationships of a group of wretched freaks created by a small-scale atomic accident. . .generally well written, but its treatment of mutation is utterly fantastic and unscientific." -Brians, p. 176.
2790.
DEHN, PAUL. Quake, Quake, Quake. A Leaden Treasury of English Verse. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. 109 pages. 8vo,
cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1961. PR6007.E293 Q3 1961
2791.
DIVINE, DAVID. Atom at Spithead. 176 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. London: Robert Hale. 1953. PR6007.I87 A8 1953b
"A tedious thriller about a nuclear bomb placed on board a ship to be exploded in the middle of a naval review." -Brians, p. 185.
"A tedious thriller about a nuclear bomb placed on board a ship to be exploded in the middle of a naval review." -Brians, p. 185.
2792.
DIVINE, DAVID. Atom at Spithead. 186 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Macmillan. 1953. PR6007.I87 A8
2793.
DOMINIK, HANS. Atomgewicht 500. Roman. 318 pages + 3 ad-leaves. 8vo, cloth. Berlin: Verlag Scherl. 1935. PT2607.O53 A83 1935
A very scarce novel of a new age of atomic power pursuant to the development of an extremely heavy element of atomic weight 500 by the United States. With a clipping of a contemporary review laid-in. Wilpert/Guehring 48 (this copy is "21. bis 30. Tausend"). Dominik wrote 3 other novels involving the liberation of atomic energy, Der Brand der Cheopspyramide (1926), Das Erbe der Uraniden (1928), and Lebenstrahlen (1938).
A very scarce novel of a new age of atomic power pursuant to the development of an extremely heavy element of atomic weight 500 by the United States. With a clipping of a contemporary review laid-in. Wilpert/Guehring 48 (this copy is "21. bis 30. Tausend"). Dominik wrote 3 other novels involving the liberation of atomic energy, Der Brand der Cheopspyramide (1926), Das Erbe der Uraniden (1928), and Lebenstrahlen (1938).
2794.
DORRINGTON, ALBERT. The Radium Terrors. 316 pages. 8vo, cloth, pictorial cover-label. FIRST EDITION. London: Eveleigh Nash. 1912. PR6007.O75 R12 1912
A detective thriller.
A detective thriller.
2795.
DORRINGTON, ALBERT. The Radium Terrors. A Mystery Story. 361 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth. New York: Caldwell. 1912. PZ3.D7373 R4 1912
2796.
DOWLING, DAVID. Fictions of Nuclear Disaster. 239 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Iowa City: U. of Iowa Press. 1987. PN3433.6 .D68 1987
2797.
DUNCAN, ROBERT L. The Day the Sun Fell. 380 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: William Morrow. 1970. PS3554.U465 D86 1970
Novel of three American G.I.'s who parachute into Japan disguised as Catholic priests to warn the Christian community in Nagasaki of the impending atomic bomb attack.
Novel of three American G.I.'s who parachute into Japan disguised as Catholic priests to warn the Christian community in Nagasaki of the impending atomic bomb attack.
2798.
DUNHAM, ALICE. "Greatly Human." The Flowers of Hiroshima, by Edita Morris. (Book review). IN: Mainstream, Vol. 13,
No. 5. 8vo, printed wrappers. New York: Mainstream. April 1960.
2799.
FELSHIN, NINA. Disarming Images: Art for Nuclear Disarmament. 71 pages. Illustrated. 4to, pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. New York: Adama Books. 1984. N6512 .D584 1984
2800.
FIELD, RICHARD M. Alice's Adventures in Atomland in the Plastic Age. A Stark Fantasy by Daddy Dumps alias Humpty Dumpty, alias Deadeye Dick. 101 pages.
8vo, pictorial wrappers depicting Alice looking at a mushroom cloud, with the caption
from Browning- "The blue of heaven is larger than the cloud." FIRST EDITION. South
Duxbury, Mass.: Faulkner & Field. November 1949. PS3511.I252 A7 1949
This work is a very elaborate "livre a clef," presenting the Author's view of the world at the dawn of the atomic age in the form of a parody of Alice in Wonderland. Limited edition, this copy numbered "Complimentary," signed by Field and with an inscription on the Dedication leaf.
This work is a very elaborate "livre a clef," presenting the Author's view of the world at the dawn of the atomic age in the form of a parody of Alice in Wonderland. Limited edition, this copy numbered "Complimentary," signed by Field and with an inscription on the Dedication leaf.
2801.
FLANNERY, SEAN. The Trinity Factor. 388 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. New York: Charter. 1981. PS3556.L3 T7 1981
A paperback original.
A paperback original.
2802.
FOSTER, TONY. Zig Zag to Armageddon. 780 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. Los Angeles: Ermine Publishers. 1978. PR9199.3.F577 F67 1978
An outstanding novel of nuclear proliferation in the Third World. "This story concerns one small country in the Western Hemisphere which used its CANDU reactor to build a bomb." -Prologue. Second printing.
An outstanding novel of nuclear proliferation in the Third World. "This story concerns one small country in the Western Hemisphere which used its CANDU reactor to build a bomb." -Prologue. Second printing.
2803.
FRANK, PAT. Alas, Babylon. 279 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Bantam Books. 1960. PS3511.R24 A4 1960
Brians, p. 200.
Brians, p. 200.
2804.
FRANK, PAT. Forbidden Area. 214 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Bantam. 1957. PZ3.F716 F6 1957
Tale of a narrowly averted nuclear war. Brians, p. 201.
Tale of a narrowly averted nuclear war. Brians, p. 201.
2805.
FRANK, PAT. Mr. Adam. A Novel. 252 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Philadelphia: Lippincott. 1946. PS35556.R33435 F73 1946
"The whole of America becomes sterile as the result of explosions at a nuclear fission plant; the one man who remains potent becomes the object of female attention." Dowling, 4; Brians, pp. 200-201.
"The whole of America becomes sterile as the result of explosions at a nuclear fission plant; the one man who remains potent becomes the object of female attention." Dowling, 4; Brians, pp. 200-201.
2806.
(GEORGE, PETER). Red Alert. By Peter Bryant. 191 pages. 12mo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New
York: Ace. 1958. PR6057.E54 R4 1958
"A fanatical general launches a preemptive strike against the USSR, unaware that the Russians have built a doomsday device which will destroy the world if they are attacked." The source of Dr. Strangelove, it was published in London as Two Hours to Doom.
"A fanatical general launches a preemptive strike against the USSR, unaware that the Russians have built a doomsday device which will destroy the world if they are attacked." The source of Dr. Strangelove, it was published in London as Two Hours to Doom.
2807.
GERSON, NOEL B. Warhead. 336 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Garden City: Doubleday. 1970. PS3513.E8679 G47 1970
"A novel about the men who make nuclear submarines, their town and their women."
"A novel about the men who make nuclear submarines, their town and their women."
2808.
"GONE WITH THE WIND." The Film to End All Films. The Most EXPLOSIVE Love Story Ever. Satirical poster,
showing Ronald Reagan carrying Margaret Thatcher in a romantic pose in imitation of
Clark Gable and Betty Davis, with mushroom cloud in the background. 34 x 23 inches.
Hampton, Ct.: Donnelly/Colt. circa 1982.
2809.
GRAHAM, DAVID. Down to a Sunless Sea. 345 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Simon and Schuster. 1981. PR6057.R233 D6 1981
Tale of a planeload of refugees who are stranded in the air after a nuclear war. Brians, p. 207. Brians does not mention the absurd ending, in which the earth is knocked off its axis by the bombs, creating a tropical paradise at the south pole, which has become the equator.
Tale of a planeload of refugees who are stranded in the air after a nuclear war. Brians, p. 207. Brians does not mention the absurd ending, in which the earth is knocked off its axis by the bombs, creating a tropical paradise at the south pole, which has become the equator.
2810.
GRAHAM, DAVID. Down to a Sunless Sea. A Novel. 319 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Fawcett. 1982. PR6057.R233 D6 1982
2811.
GRANTA 16, 'SCIENCE.' 256 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Cambridge, England: Granta Publications
Ltd. 1985.
Granta is "A Paperback Magazine of New Writing." The present issue includes "The Scientists of Star Wars" by William Broad, and a section on "Fiction and the Bomb," containing "Quantum Jumps" by Tim O'Brien; "The Imagination of Disaster" by Mary Gordon; and "The Bridge" by David Mamet.
Granta is "A Paperback Magazine of New Writing." The present issue includes "The Scientists of Star Wars" by William Broad, and a section on "Fiction and the Bomb," containing "Quantum Jumps" by Tim O'Brien; "The Imagination of Disaster" by Mary Gordon; and "The Bridge" by David Mamet.
2812.
GRIBBLE, LEONARD. Atomic Murder. 235 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Chicago: Ziff-Davis. 1947. PR6013.R718 G75 1947
The murder of a high-ranking government official engaged in top-secret research in atomic energy is solved by detective Anthony Slade of Scotland Yard.
The murder of a high-ranking government official engaged in top-secret research in atomic energy is solved by detective Anthony Slade of Scotland Yard.
2813.
GUILD, NICHOLAS. Chain Reaction. 328 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1983. PS3557.U357 C5 1983
Novel of German espionage and the Manhattan project.
Novel of German espionage and the Manhattan project.
2814.
HACKETT, GENERAL SIR JOHN, et al. The Third World War. August 1985. 368 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York:
Macmillan. 1979. U313 .H3
"This nearly unreadable exercise in war-gaming by a group of professional military men, warning of Soviet aggression, is one long editorial for military preparedness." -Brians, p. 210. See The Nation, October 27, 1984, for an article discussing President Reagan's enthusiasm for this book.
"This nearly unreadable exercise in war-gaming by a group of professional military men, warning of Soviet aggression, is one long editorial for military preparedness." -Brians, p. 210. See The Nation, October 27, 1984, for an article discussing President Reagan's enthusiasm for this book.
2815.
(HEINLEIN, ROBERT). "Solution Unsatisfactory." By Anson MacDonald. IN: Astounding Science Fiction, Vol. XXVII, No. 3, pp. 56-86.
162 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Street & Smith. May 1941.
"The invention of an atomic dust weapon brings universal peace, at the cost of the loss of liberty." -Brians, p. 217.
"The invention of an atomic dust weapon brings universal peace, at the cost of the loss of liberty." -Brians, p. 217.
2816.
HERSEY, JOHN. "Hiroshima." Pp. 7-60, extracted from the New Yorker. 4to, plain cardboard library binder. The
New Yorker. August 31, 1946.
FIRST APPEARANCE of Hersey's classic work.
FIRST APPEARANCE of Hersey's classic work.
2817.
HERSEY, JOHN. Hiroshima. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Knopf. 1946. D744.4 .H4 1946a
2818.
HERSEY, JOHN. Hiroshima. Reprinted from The New Yorker, August 31, 1946. 54 pages. 8vo, printed self-wrappers.
New York City: F-R. Publishing Corporation. 1946.
2819.
HERSEY, JOHN. Hiroshima. 119 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. FIRST PENGUIN EDITION. London, etc.: Penguin Books. November 1946. D767.25.H6 H4 1946b
2820.
HERSEY, JOHN. Hiroshima. 116 pages. 12mo, pictorial wrappers by Geoffrey Biggs. FIRST BANTAM EDITION. New
York: Bantam Books. 1948. D767.25.H6 H4 1948
2821.
HERSEY, JOHN. Hiroshima. 116 pages. 12mo, decorative wrappers. New York: Bantam Books. 1954. D767.25.H6 H4 1948
2822.
HERSEY, JOHN. Hiroshima. A New Edition with a Final Chapter written Forty Years after the Explosion. 196 pages.
Frontispiece. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION THUS. New York: Knopf. August 6, 1985. D767.25.H6 H4 1985
2823.
HOBAN, RUSSELL. Riddley Walker. 220 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket, FIRST EDITION. London: Jonathan Cape. 1980. PS3558.O336 R5 1980b
"A brilliant novel written in a carefully constructed future English based on the assumption that after a nuclear war literacy will vanish. . . Moving and funny like Miller's 'A Canticle for Leibowitz,' this novel is ultimately more serious." -Brians, p. 218.
"A brilliant novel written in a carefully constructed future English based on the assumption that after a nuclear war literacy will vanish. . . Moving and funny like Miller's 'A Canticle for Leibowitz,' this novel is ultimately more serious." -Brians, p. 218.
2824.
HOBAN, RUSSELL. Riddley Walker. A Novel. 220 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. New York: Summit
Books. 1980. PS3558.O336 R5
2825.
HOBAN, RUSSELL. Riddley Walker. 220 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Washington Square. 1982. PS3558.O336 R5 1982
2826.
HODDER-WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER. Chain Reaction. 190 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. London: Corgi Books. 1966.
A novel about the spread of radiation sickness in England from contaminated food. Brians, p. 366.
A novel about the spread of radiation sickness in England from contaminated food. Brians, p. 366.
2827.
HOLLIDAY, JOE. Dale of the Mounted. Atomic Plot. 158 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Toronto: Thomas Allen. 1959. PZ7.H7248 Dad 1959
Nuclear intrigue at the Chalk River plant.". . . desperate and vindictive characters from the Far East try to create `radioactive' chaos." -dust jacket blurb.
Nuclear intrigue at the Chalk River plant.". . . desperate and vindictive characters from the Far East try to create `radioactive' chaos." -dust jacket blurb.
2828.
HUGHES, LANGSTON. Simple's Uncle Sam. 180 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Hill and Wang. 1965. PS3515.U274 S6
Includes "Atomic Dream" and "Bomb Shelters." Brians, p. 222.
Includes "Atomic Dream" and "Bomb Shelters." Brians, p. 222.
2829.
HUIE, WILLIAM BRADFORD. In the Hours of Night. 335 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Delacorte Press. 1975. PS3515.U32 I5 1975
A documentary novel of high-level political intrigue surrounding the development of the atomic bomb.
A documentary novel of high-level political intrigue surrounding the development of the atomic bomb.
2830.
IBUSE, MASUJI. Black Rain. Translated by John Bester. 300 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket, with the original
wrap-around paper band with publisher's blurb. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Tokyo and
Palo Alto: Kodansha. 1969. PL830.B8 K8 1969
"Vivid recreation of the experience of the victims of the Hiroshima bombing. . . The power of this narrative, in which extraordinary horrors are borne with sorrow and dignity, makes the vast bulk of imaginary accounts of nuclear war pale in comparison." -Brians, pp. 224-225.
"Vivid recreation of the experience of the victims of the Hiroshima bombing. . . The power of this narrative, in which extraordinary horrors are borne with sorrow and dignity, makes the vast bulk of imaginary accounts of nuclear war pale in comparison." -Brians, pp. 224-225.
2831.
JACKSON, BASIL. Epicenter. 234 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. New York: Norton. 1971. PR6060.A22 E6 1971
A novel about a leak of radioactive material from a nuclear power station in Toronto, Canada. Brians, p. 370, erroneously giving the publication date as 1976.
A novel about a leak of radioactive material from a nuclear power station in Toronto, Canada. Brians, p. 370, erroneously giving the publication date as 1976.
2832.
JACKSON, BASIL. Epicenter. 223 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. New York: Berkley. 1973. PS3560.A22 E85 1973
2833.
JAMESON, MALCOLM. Atomic Bomb. 128 pages. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. N.p.: Bond-Charteris. 1945. PS3519.A635 A86 1945
A "fantastic atomic plant disaster story," first published in Startling Stories in 1943 under the title "The Giant Atom." See Brians, pp. 8 & 370.
A "fantastic atomic plant disaster story," first published in Startling Stories in 1943 under the title "The Giant Atom." See Brians, pp. 8 & 370.
2834.
JOHNSON, STANLEY. The Doomsday Deposit. 217 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket. New York: Dutton. 1980. PR6060.O37 T54 1980
FIRST EDITION. An absurd novel concerning the discovery of a vast deposit of natural plutonium on the Russian border.
FIRST EDITION. An absurd novel concerning the discovery of a vast deposit of natural plutonium on the Russian border.
2835.
KARIG, CAPT. WALTER. War in the Atomic Age? 68 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. New York: Wise. 1946. PS3521.A67 W37 1946
Although "an immediate response to Hiroshima by a retired naval officer anxious to acquaint the public with nuclear warfare, this is a very old-fashioned piece of fantasy, with little attention paid to scientific plausibility." -Brians, pp. 232-233.
Although "an immediate response to Hiroshima by a retired naval officer anxious to acquaint the public with nuclear warfare, this is a very old-fashioned piece of fantasy, with little attention paid to scientific plausibility." -Brians, pp. 232-233.
2836.
KARIG, CAPT. WALTER. War in the Atomic Age? 63 pages. Illustrated. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Wise. 1946. PS3521.A67 W37 1946
Another issue of the above.
Another issue of the above.
2837.
KIPPHARDT, HEINAR. In der Sache J. Robert Oppenheimer. Schauspiel. 144 pages. 8vo, printed wrappers. Frankfurt A.M.: Suhrkamp. 1968. PT2621.I64 I35 1968
2838.
KIPPHARDT, HEINAR. In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer. A play freely adapted on the basis of documents. Translated by Ruth Speirs. 127 pages.
8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Hill and Wang. 1983. PT2671.I6 I513 1968
2839.
KIRBY, FRED. Atomic Power. Original 10-inch 78 RPM record by "Fred Kirby of W B T's Briarhoppers with Orch.
Accomp." Chicago: Sonora Radio & Television Corp. n.d. (circa 1946).
2840.
KIRST, HANS HELLMUT. No One Will Escape. Translated from the German by Richard Graves. 412 pages. 8vo, cloth, dust jacket.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1959. PT2621.I76 K44 1959b
FIRST EDITION under this title, originally, Keiner kommt davon, Muenchen, 1957; The Seventh Day, Garden City, 1959. Brians, p. 234.
FIRST EDITION under this title, originally, Keiner kommt davon, Muenchen, 1957; The Seventh Day, Garden City, 1959. Brians, p. 234.
2841.
(KUBRICK, STANLEY). Peter Sellers. George C. Scott in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove
Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb. The hotline suspense comedy.
Original poster for the movie. 41 x 27 inches, in red, white, blue, and black ink.
N.p.: Columbia Pictures. 1964.
2842.
(KUBRICK, STANLEY). Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. The classic comedy from the maker of 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange.
Original poster for a return tour of the film. 41 x 27 inches. N.p.: Columbia Pictures
Industries. 1972.
2843.
(KUTTNER, HENRY). "Rain Check." IN: Astounding Science Fiction, Vol. XXXVII, No. 5, pp. 47-59. 178 pages. Illustrated.
8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Street & Smith. July 1946.
"A nearly indestructible and immensely old creature sealed in a block of crystal arranges to have himself shipped to Hiroshima so he can find death beneath the atomic bomb." -Brians, p. 239. This issue also includes article on "Denatured Atoms" on the Editor's page.
"A nearly indestructible and immensely old creature sealed in a block of crystal arranges to have himself shipped to Hiroshima so he can find death beneath the atomic bomb." -Brians, p. 239. This issue also includes article on "Denatured Atoms" on the Editor's page.
2844.
(KUTTNER, HENRY). "The Piper's Son." By Lewis Padgett. IN: Astounding Science Fiction, Vol. XXXIV, No. 6. 176 pages. Illustrated.
8vo, pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. New York: Street & Smith. February 1945.
"The first of Kuttner's 'Baldy' tales. . . depicting telepathic mutants whose powers are the result of radiation from an atomic war." -Brians, p. 9.
"The first of Kuttner's 'Baldy' tales. . . depicting telepathic mutants whose powers are the result of radiation from an atomic war." -Brians, p. 9.
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