FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover without dust jacket (as issued). 8vo (6.25 x 9.5"). xii, 458, (6) pp. Bound in publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Illustrated with B&W photographs and with diagrams by Richard Liu. Includes Appendix, Sources, Glossary, Selected Bibliography and Index. This is a new, unopened ex-library copy with no marks or flaws other than the usual library markings. NEAR FINE. Based upon material from booklets in the series Understanding the atom, produced under the aegis of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Discusses what the atom is, what it does, and what can be done with it. . Ex-Library. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall