Description
The first edition, first printing of Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, signed by World War II veteran, Olympic runner, and the subject of the book, Louis Zamperini.
Octavo, xviii, 473pp, [5]. Black hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated “First Edition” on the copyright page, with a full number line. Previous ownership sticker on the front pastedown. Solid text block, free of notable wear. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $27.00 on front flap, no mention of “New York Times Bestseller” on the front cover, “Advance Praise for Unbroken” as headline for blurbs on rear panel, touch of shelf wear, a near fine example.
Signed on the half-title: “Be Hardy – Louis Zamperini.”
Louis Zamperini (1917-2014) was an Olympic distance runner and an American World War II veteran. He survived 47 days at sea after crashing on a search and rescue mission in May 1943, and he endured the remainder of the war in brutal conditions in two Japanese prisoner-of-war camps. Upon returning home in October 1945, he married Cynthia Applewhite and devoted his life to evangelism. Zamperini is the subject of the Academy Award-nominated film Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie and based on this book by Laura Hillenbrand.
