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Hiroshima
by Hersey, John
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First Edition. Near Fine/Good. First edition in book form of John Hersey's classic story of six people who survived the atom bomb explosion over Hiroshima. Signed by author and inscribed to a former owner on the title page with a quote from the book reading, "'The crux of the matter is whether total war is justifiable, even when it serves a just purpose.' --pp.117-118." [iv], 118, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's original gray cloth with upper board stamped stamped in blind and spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear to spine ends, tanning to pages and a small tape ghosts the front free endpaper. In a Fair unclipped dust jacket which is toned, spine-faded, soiled and a little tattered with tape repairs made to the blindside at the spine and a split to the front spine joint.
Hiroshima was first published as an entire August 31, 1946 issue of the New Yorker and here for the first time in book form. It is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's best known work, which tells the stories of six survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It is regarded as one of the earliest examples of New Journalism, in which the story-telling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reporting.
Synopsis
Hiroshima by John Hersey tells the account of six survivors covering the time before, during and after the U.S. bombing of Japan in World War II. Hersey chronicles the horrors of the event in simple, graphic detail in what was originally published as a 31,000 word article in New Yorker magazine in 1946. Just a few months later, Alfred A. Knopf printed it in book form.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945199
- Title
- Hiroshima
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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