Description
A first edition of Hiroshima by John Hersey. Small octavo, 118pp. Original blue cloth, gilt title on spine, embossed title on cover. Stated first edition on copyright page. First state dust jacket, fine condition, with $1.75 price on front flap, bright illustrations, small closed tear on bottom of back panel. An exceptional example in a fine dust jacket.
Comments: From the cover: “The story of six human beings who survived the explosion of the atom bomb over Hiroshima – this is the complete text of the brilliant report to which “The New Yorker” devoted its entire issue of August 31, 1946.” The book was written by Pulitzer Prize winning author John Hersey. It was first published in The New Yorker, then published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1946. It has sold over 3 million copies to date.
