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John Hersey. Hiroshima. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Original Dust Jacket.
A landmark of twentieth-century journalism and one of the most influential books ever published on the human consequences of war. Originally appearing as the complete August 31, 1946 issue of The New Yorker, John Hersey’s Hiroshima follows six survivors of the atomic bombing through the hours, days, and months after August 6, 1945. The work transformed public understanding of nuclear warfare and remains a cornerstone of modern historical reportage.
True first edition, first printing, with “FIRST EDITION” stated on the copyright page and housed in the original unclipped dust jacket priced $1.75. Bound in the publisher’s distinctive green cloth with red lettering and the original red topstain.
Condition: Very Good in a Good to Very Good original dust jacket. The binding remains square and tight with clean cloth, bright spine lettering, and an attractive appearance overall. Red topstain remains vivid. Light toning to the text block and endpapers, with offsetting from the jacket flaps to the front and rear pastedowns and free endpapers, as commonly encountered. Interior is clean with no writing, highlighting, or bookplates observed. Dust jacket is unclipped and complete, showing moderate edge wear, rubbing, small chips at the spine ends and corners, but presents very well in a protective archival mylar sleeve.
An increasingly desirable first printing of one of the defining books of the postwar era, especially uncommon with its original first-state dust jacket intact. A cornerstone title for collectors of modern first editions, World War II history, journalism, and nuclear history.
