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Hiroshima
by Hersey, John
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1885 First printing, first edition. Two proof copies, the "Final Chapter" of John Hersey's classic HIROSHIMA, written 40 years after its Publication in 1946. 1. Uncorrected Proof Set of Pages; publisher's folded wraps. Light wear, else in fine condition. 2. Uncorrected Proof for the first edition. Slight tanning to spine and minimal wear to covers.
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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Details
- Seller
- Idler Fine Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 021674
- Title
- Hiroshima
- Author
- Hersey, John
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Non-Fiction, World War, 1945, Japan, United States, Hiroshima-shi, Atomic bomb and Blast effect.
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About the Seller
Idler Fine Books
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Las Vegas , Nevada
About Idler Fine Books
We specialize in First Editions in Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery, many signed first editions and limited editions.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
- 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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