Description
Signed copy of Hiroshima by John Hersey.
Small octavo, 118pp. Gray cloth, title stamped in maroon on spine and cover. Book club dot on rear panel. Light toning to leaves, solid text block. In the publisher’s dust jacket, tape repairs to verso and spine, bright illustrations.
This copy is signed on the title page: “For Nathaniel / ‘The crux of the matter is whether total war in its present form is justifiable, even if it serves a just purpose.’ – pp. 117-118 / John Hersey.”
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.
