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[ATOMIC ENERGY]. -- SMYTH, H.D. A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government 1940-1945. Washington, D.C., August 1945. 8o. Original wrappers. Provenance: Herbert F. West (bookplate). FIRST EDITION, preceded only by typed and mimeographed versions, this was distributed right after the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Approximately 1,000 copies were printed and distributed to members of the Manhattan Project and members of the press. -- SMYTH. Atomic Energy for Military Purposes. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945. 8o. Original cloth; dust jacket. Provenance: Herbert F. West (bookplate). First trade edition, after the preceding. -- BARNARD, Chester I., J.R. OPPENHEIMER et al. A Report on the International Control of Atomic Energy. Washington, D.C., 16 March 1946. 8o. Original wrappers. Provenance: Herbert F. West (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. -- THE UNITED STATES STRATEGIC BOMBING SURVEY. The Effects of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1946. 4o. Large folding map. Original wrappers. FIRST EDITION. -- UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Transcript of Hearing before Personnel Security Board. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1954. 2 volumes, 8o. Original wrappers. FIRST EDITION. (5)