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An excellent association copy of the Book Club edition, inscribed by all six of the survivors profiled in the book. Hersey's famous account of the experiences of six Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors "was the first significant account in English of the devastation of Hiroshima; it remains an enormously influential book, the account that introduces Hiroshima to most Western readers" (Minear, p. 7). The half-title is inscribed: "With best wishes, Wilhelm Kleinsorge, S.J.", who at the time the bomb was detonated was reading a Jesuit magazine; "Best regards to Major Mayer, Dr. M[asakazu] Fujii", who was about to read the Osaka Asahi; "Christian greeting to Major Mayer, Kiyoshi Tanimoto", who was about to unload a cart; "Please pray for many who are unfortunate and for Japan, Tosiko Sasaki", a clerk who had just sat down in her office, who also signs her name in Japanese with the date 6 August 1948 (the third anniversary of the bombing); and "Dr. Terufumi Sasaki Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital June 21, 1948", who was carrying blood for a Wassermann test. Hatsuyo Nakamura, who was standing by her kitchen window, signs her name in Japanese, also with the date 6 August 1948. The front free endpaper is additionally inscribed "Kiyoshi Tanimoto. Methodist Church". All of the above are pictured on the rear panel of the jacket. John Hersey (1914-1993) was one of the first proponents of New Journalism, which blends factual reporting with a novelistic prose style. He served as a war correspondent for Time and Life during the Second World War and became interested in the atomic bombings while covering the reconstruction of Japan. The initial publication of Hiroshima in the New Yorker is the only time that the magazine has devoted an entire issue to a single story. It remains one of the 20th-century's most significant pieces of journalism. The Book Club edition is distinguished from the first edition by the small dot to the bottom right corner of the rear cover and the absence of the "First Edition" statement on the copyright page. In both editions, copies were issued simultaneously in blue and green cloth, with no priority stated. Richard M. Minear, ed. & trans., Hiroshima: Three Witnesses, 1990. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in dark red, Borzoi Books device to rear cover in same. With dust jacket. Bookseller's ticket of Fountaine Books, Ohio, to rear pastedown. Extremities a little rubbed, contents clean, some instances of clear and paper tape on covers and jacket, with subsequent slight loss to lettering and offset, its removal at jacket extremities affecting price and text on front flap and bottom edge of front panel, unclipped: a very good copy in good only jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Bound in silk covered boards, with cord-tied spine. ____ The covers are well worn, with the cloth splitting at the front cover hinge. ____ Outermost sheets, front and back, are edge frayed. ____ The binding cords are splitting. The pages are unnumbered, but bulk to over 1" thick. ____ The text reads back to front, consistent with Japanese style of binding. ____ A business and biographical directory of Issei (first generation) Japanese immigrants to Washington state. ____ Not apparent in Ichioka I or II. ____ Produced by the "North Western / Hiroshima Kenjin -- / Association of -- / America / Seattle, Washington / April 28, 1915, Inc.". ____ The title transcribes as "Souritsu Nijuunen Kinen (To Commemorate The 20Th Anniversary Of The Foundation) / Ken To Hito To (People And The Prefecture) / Siatoru Beikoku Nishi Hoku Bu (Seattle -- Northwest USA) / Kounin Hiroshima Kenjinkai (Authorized -- The Association Of People Of The Prefecture Of Hiroshima)". ____ Heavily illustrated with photos of enterprises (large commercial, small business, farm and homes) and individuals and families. ____ Each appears to be accompanied by explanatory text, albeit in Japanese. ____ This was the sort of book meant not only for the immigrants, but also to send back to Japan to document their successes in the new land. ____ Rubber stamped on the rear free endpaper "Hotel N-P / 306 6th Ave Se. Seattle".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Published by the Japan Council Against the A and H Bombs, this is the 1st (only) edition this amazing document, which includes photographic and painterly contributions by a large number of artists including Ken Domon and Shomei Tomatsu, as well as more scientific texts on the devastating effects of radiation and the impact of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945. Super rare in this state, which is complete as issued, including the cardboard slipcase, hardcover book of (mostly) plates, and two paper slips with the texts in English and Japanese.

The original August 31, 1946 issue of The New Yorker of Hersey's classic work and is the work's first appearance. The entire issue of the magazine is dedicated to Hersey's piece, and this example is a presentation copy, inscribed on the final page to poet and publisher Kirby Congdon, "For Kirby Congdon - John Hersey, February 24, 1985." Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was judged the finest piece of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed. Hiroshima is a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey. It tells the stories of six survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, covering a period of time immediately prior to and one year after the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945. "The quietest and the best of all the stories that have been written about the most spectacular explosion in the time of man" (New York Times Book Review). "John Hersey once described himself as a novelist of contemporary history In 1946 he visited Hiroshima, interviewed survivors of the first atomic bomb attack, and published the New Yorker article which changed him profoundly. In Hiroshima Hersey drew from the victims themselves the understanding of history that had eluded him as a war correspondent. The six Hiroshima residents told him how they had lived before the bomb struck, why they were not killed, and precisely how illness, exhaustion, and personal sorrow had qualified their survival" (Contemporary Novelists, 634).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition in book form of John Hersey's classic story of six people who survived the atom bomb explosion over Hiroshima. Signed by author and inscribed to a former owner on the title page with a quote from the book reading, "'The crux of the matter is whether total war is justifiable, even when it serves a just purpose.' --pp.117-118." [iv], 118, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's original gray cloth with upper board stamped stamped in blind and spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear to spine ends, tanning to pages and a small tape ghosts the front free endpaper. In a Fair unclipped dust jacket which is toned, spine-faded, soiled and a little tattered with tape repairs made to the blindside at the spine and a split to the front spine joint. Hiroshima was first published as an entire August 31, 1946 issue of the New Yorker and here for the first time in book form. It is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's best known work, which tells the stories of six survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It is regarded as one of the earliest examples of New Journalism, in which the story-telling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reporting.

Decorative Cloth + Wrappers. Condition: Good. First Edition. np + 54pp, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English. Designed by Kohei Sugiura. In protective clear acetate dustwrappers. This is Ken Domon and Shomei Tomatsu's remarkable book of photographs reflecting the aftermath of the atomic bombs the US dropped on The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to hasten the end World War II. In addition to the gripping hardbound volume of images, it contains a second English language publication in wrappers reprinting scholarly articles by Kiyoshi Sakuma, Nobuo Kusano, Toshio Hata on the radiation and its effects. A serviceable example only of this remarkable Post-War Japanese photographic book (cited on pages 274-75 of Martin Parr and Gerry Badger's "The Photobook: A History Volume I and as entry 270 in Manfred Heiting and Ryuichi Kaneko's "The Japanese Photobook 1912-1990") lacking the publisher's slipcase, and whose primary volume's off-white exterior is browned along the spine, moderately soiled, and exhibits notable insect damage to the ink of its decorative design of concentric circles. Internally it is bright and sound, with the textblock lightly browned along the edges and pulling ever so slightly at the signatures. The paper text volume shows some overall wear, light browning and soiling to the covers and edges, cracking along the spine, and a small closed tear to the foredge corner of the front cover. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Photography Monograph.

First edition of Hersey's classic work, which has sold over three million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer and publisher Kirby Congdon on the front free endpaper, "For Kirby Congdon: 'The crux of the matter is whether total war.is justified even when it serves a just purpose.' pp. 117-118. John Hersey February 24, 1985." Jacket design by Warren Chappell. Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was judged the finest piece of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed. Hiroshima is a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey. It tells the stories of six survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, covering a period of time immediately prior to and one year after the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945. "The quietest and the best of all the stories that have been written about the most spectacular explosion in the time of man" (New York Times Book Review). "John Hersey once described himself as a novelist of contemporary history In 1946 he visited Hiroshima, interviewed survivors of the first atomic bomb attack, and published the New Yorker article which changed him profoundly. In Hiroshima Hersey drew from the victims themselves the understanding of history that had eluded him as a war correspondent. The six Hiroshima residents told him how they had lived before the bomb struck, why they were not killed, and precisely how illness, exhaustion, and personal sorrow had qualified their survival" (Contemporary Novelists, 634).

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Publisher's off-white cloth stamped in black. Text in English. Very Good with light soiling to cloth, typical slight biopredation to black concentric circles on covers but less bad than many copies, sticker shadow to front board. Housed in slightly tidemarked slipcase, not the original cardboard slipcase. Lacking booklet. A powerful photographic examination of the effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan by the United States in WWII-- the effects on the landscapes, structures, and human bodies, and even an evocation of the damage did to the mind. Features work by Shomei Tomatsu and Ken Domon. Cited in Parr & Badger's The Photobook.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Edition originale. Pleine toile blanche illustrée sur les deux plats de cercles concentriques frappés noirs, dos titré en lettres latines, 285 x 283 mm. Sans l'étuis mais bien complet du livret explicatif de 54 pages au même format. Conception et maquette par Kiyoshi Awazu, Kohei Sugiura et Kazunobu Shimura, (148) pages, dont une dépliante imprimée en noir et violet, avant-propos de Hideki Yukawa et notes de divers auteur. Les 92 reproductions en héliogravure sont dues au soins de Toppan Printing, 71 sont de Shomei Tomatsu et 21 de Ken Domon. Auer 412; Parr & Badger I p. 274; Ryuichi & Heiting 270. Bel exemplaire malgré de tout petits manques d'encre à quelques cercles, et une petite zone de noircissement entre ces derniers. Le plus regrettable reste l'absence de l'étui mais sommes tout de même heureux de pouvoir proposé un exemplaire propre et complet de sa brochure.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Breathtaking photobook on the consequences of the nuclear bombing by the legendary Japanese photographers Shomei Tomatsu (1930-2012), Ken Domon (1909-1990), Juichi Nagano, Shogo Nagaoka, Torahiko Ogawa, Yoshito Matsushige, Yuichiro Sasaki. Edited by special committee: Bunichiro Sano, Hiroyasu Kumakura, Kesaji Ohi, Kyoshi Sakuma, Masanori Tsuchiya, Miyoshi Hiragaki, Nobuo Kusano, Toshio Hata. Special directors: Koen Shigemori, Shinichi Segui, Tomomi Ito. [English edition]. Text in English. 28x28cm. Unpaginated. One folding leaf with reproduction of the painting. Monochrome printing. Private ex-owner stamp on the title page. Hard cover, cloth binding with stain and bump on the corner. Publisher slipcase of violet cardboard, rubbed, with a loss to the corner. Comes with a very rare supplement. Near fine condition. Extra shipping charges may be applied due to weight and size of the item.

Hardcover. Jacob Lawrence (illustrator). Large octavo (9-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in full coal-black aniline cowhide leather. With a poem by Robert Penn Warren that serves as the preface. Illustrated with 8 ORIGINAL SILKSCREENS executed in eleven colors by the noted late African-American artist Jacob Lawrence. Copy #27 of 1500 SIGNED by Hersey, Warren, and Lawrence. A starkly beautiful book, richly bound and with three important signatures, justly one of the most desirable books issued by this long-lived, prestigious press. Monthly Letter laid in. Mild, even sunning to the spine. Near Fine in a close to Fine slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Domon, Ken (illustrator). 1st Edition. A powerful photo-book on the after-effects of the Hiroshima nuclear bombing, including images of survivors undergoing surgery, living in hospitals, and trying to regain some sense of normalcy in their lives. A book of harrowing black and white photographic illustrations by the famous photographer Domon Ken, signed and stamped by him. Includes original dust jacket, slipcase, and shipping box. The shipping box has browning at the corners and there are occasional stains to the slipcase. The dust jacket has minor chipping to the spine and there is minor foxing to the flyleaves. Text in Japanese. 34.6x25.7cm. 7 p. (foreword) + 126 p. (photographic illustrations) + 47 p. (text). Extra shipping charges may be applied due to size and weight of item. Signed by Author(s). Used book.

Little Boy was the code name of the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945 by the 12-man crew of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay. Here we have a black and white copy of a Blue print showing the first atomic bomb with handwritten explanations of the components and how it works, in the hand of a crew member who dropped this bomb on Hiroshima, Enola Gay's Weapons Test Officer Jeppson. Jeppson was one of only 2 men who was both at Los Alamos during the development and testing of the bomb and also on board the Enola Gay when it dropped the bomb. Jeppson has made handwritten notations showing where a bullet of U235 shoots into a mass of U235 to create a the atomic explosion. He writes on the blueprint, pointing out where the "uranium bullet" is, that shoots in "the uranium target ring" and explanations on how it worked. The design was a very conservative one that was as certain to work as any untested device can be. The design was complete by February 1945 and the actual bomb was ready for combat use by early May, 1945 - except for the U-235 pit. The Little Boy design used the gun method to explosively force a sub-critical mass of uranium-235 and three U-235 target rings together into a supercritical mass, initiating a nuclear chain reaction. This was accomplished by simply shooting one piece of the uranium the "projectile U235" into the other, namely, the "target U235", by means of a chemical explosives. Here Morris Jeppson, the Weapons Test Officer of the Enola Gay, has made handwritten notations explaining the main different parts of this Atomic Bomb, he writes: "Little Boy Bomb Weight about 5 tons". He draws arrows, labeling the "target U235" where the projectile 235 should hit. He points out the "hook to hang bomb in B29 Bomb Bay" that held the Bomb to the Enola Gay , the write "projectile U235" pointing to the bullet of U235 that will shout into the target . On the margin he explains in his hand: "The design of Little Boy used the gun assembly method. The bullet of U235 impacting the target of U235 produces a critical mass in a very short period of time - and the heavy nose casing contains critical conditions long enough for the nuclear reaction to proceed. During the flight I removed 3 green electrical plugs and replaced them with red coded plugs. This allowed the detonation voltage to go from fusing to the explosive that fired the projectile of U235 into the target of U235 when the bomb reached about 1500 feet above Hiroshima. Underneath his explanation, he signs "Morris Jeppson/ Weapons Test Officer/ Enola Gay Mission/ HIROSHIMA - 6 Aug. 1945" . The bomb was armed in flight, then Jeppson removed the safety plugs as describes on the document and as such was the last to touch Little Boy before it was dropped at approximately 8:15 a.m. (JST). Approximately 70,000 people were killed as a direct result of the blast, and a similar number were injured. Measure approx. 18" x 24". In excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Hardcover Edition; A Very Good book in a Good Original dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by the author directly to the title page with a quote from the book: "For Nathaniel Connor; The crux of the matter is whether total war.is justifiable, even when it serves a just purpose. pp.117-118" with Hersey's signature below the title. A handsome copy of this diminutive account of six individuals who lived through the atomic bombing of Hiroshima; originally published in The New Yorker magazine in August, 1946, this first hardcover edition was published shortly thereafter. This copy is in very good condition with a square, tight binding, bright green lettering over blue-green boards, and clean pages throughout; the book does show some mild rubbing to the board edges and corners and a light foxing to the page edges, else near fine or better. Housed in a clean and bright good original dust jacket that shows moderate to advanced rubbing and creasing to the edges and folds, a large chip out of the panel spine foot, a smaller chip out of the spine head and top corner, an approximate 11/2 inch closed tear to the top of the front panel, and a 3 inch split to the front flap fold near the spine foot. Overall, a presentable and collectible copy even with the flaws to the jacket; flat signed copies with his unique inscription are uncommon in the original jacket. Not remaindered, not ex-library; in a fresh Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully packaged in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

19 x 21 cm. Mit Heftklammern. Originaltyposkript und Tuschezeichnung. Umschlag mit maschinengeschriebenem Titel und Name. - Eindrückliche visuelle Interpretation des Wortes "Hiroshima". In einer leicht abweichenden Fassung gedruckt in: Bory: Post-Scriptum, Eric Losfel 1970. Sprache: n.

Limited Edition. One of 1,500 numbered copies specially bound and signed by all contributors, this being copy no.573. Quarto (32.75cm); full black aniline leather, with title embossed onto front cover; all edges stained black; publisher's original black cloth slipcase; unpaged; illustrated throughout with eight silkscreen prints by Jacob Lawrence, printed in 11 colors, each with an interleaved tissue guard. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase, with some light external wear, and some minor separation to the inner cloth lining around the lower opening. A masterful production by The Limited Editions Club of Hersey's 1946 book, chronicling the stories of six survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Hersey's work comprised the entirety of the August 31, 1946 issue of The New Yorker, and was subsequently published in book format a few months later by Alfred A. Knopf. In addition to a new afterword by the author, and a poem by Robert Penn Warren ("New Dawn: Hiroshima"), this edition features eight full-page silkscreen prints by renown African American painter Jacob Lawrence. In his artist's note, he mentioned going into mental retreat after reading the book. "Because this book is such a strong statement of man's inhumanity to man, I found this work to be a most challenging book to illustrate. In my attempt to meet the challenge, I read and reread Hiroshima several times and, in doing so, I began to see the great devastation in the twisted and mutilated bodies of humans, birds, fishes and all the other animals and living things that inherit our earth. The flora and the fauna and the land that were at one time alive, were now seared, mangled, deformed and devoid of life. And I thought, what have we accomplished over these many centuries? We have produced great geniuses in music, the sciences, the arts, dance, literature, architecture and oratory among many other disciplines. And we have in the meantime developed the means to destroy, in a most horrible manner, that life that is our God-given right." LEC Bibliography No.535.

Signierter Print, nach der Original-Buntstiftzeichnung von 2005; Blattformat: ca. 91 x 90 cm, Motiv: 81 x 80 cm. - Achtung : Das Originalwerk (178 x 176 cm) steht noch für den Verkauf zur Verfügung - wir unterbreiten Ihnen gern ein Angebot. - / Ernst Volland (* 1946) ist ein deutscher Künstler, Fotograf, Karikaturist, Kurator und Autor. Gewicht in Gramm: 1200.

First Milestone edition of Hersey's classic work, which has sold over three million copies. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Peter Rubenstein: 'The crux of the matter is whether total war.is justifiable, even when it serves a just purpose.' -p.122 John Hersey August, 1984." In fine condition. Hiroshima is a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Hersey. It tells the stories of six survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, covering a period of time immediately prior to and one year after the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945. "The quietest and the best of all the stories that have been written about the most spectacular explosion in the time of man" (New York Times Book Review). "John Hersey once described himself as a novelist of contemporary history In 1946 he visited Hiroshima, interviewed survivors of the first atomic bomb attack, and published the New Yorker article which changed him profoundly. In Hiroshima Hersey drew from the victims themselves the understanding of history that had eluded him as a war correspondent. The six Hiroshima residents told him how they had lived before the bomb struck, why they were not killed, and precisely how illness, exhaustion, and personal sorrow had qualified their survival" (Contemporary Novelists, 634).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. ***** This is the true first edition, first printing (with "FIRST EDITION" stated on the copyright page, and with no later printings listed). ***** This book is SIGNED by the author (John Hersey) directly on the title page. The author has not inscribed this book to anyone; it is just signed by the author. ***** Very nice hardcover with dust jacket. There is NO writing and NO bookplates. There are NO remainder marks. It is NOT a book club edition and NOT a former library book. The dust jacket is not price-clipped ($1.75). ***** CONDITION: The book is in NEAR FINE condition, and the dust jacket is in VERY GOOD condition.****** We include new mylar (clear) dust jacket protectors with all books at no extra charge. ***** OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU: All books are guaranteed to be as described. We believe that no sale is complete until you are happy. Any book is returnable for a full refund (including postage) if you're not 100% satisfied. Thank you! Richard Vick, Modern First Editions (Buying and Selling Modern First Editions since 1982). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. FIFTEEN HUNDRED COPIES OF THIS EDITION OF "HIROSHIMA" WERE PRINTED BY BRUCE CHANDLER AND DANIEL KELEHER AT THE WILD CARROT LETTERPRESS IN HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS. THE BOOK WAS DESIGNED BY BEN SHIFF. THE TEXT WAS HAND SET IN FOUNDRY OPTIMA MEDIUM AT TH GOLGONOOZA LETTER FOUNDRY, ASHUELOT VILLAGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE EIGHT ORIGINAL SILKSCREENS WERE PRINTED IN ELEVEN COLOURS AT THE STUDIO HEINRICI LTD, NEW YORK CITY. THE BOOK WAS FULL BOUND IN BLACK ANILINE LEATHER AT ROBERT BURLEN & SON. COPY NUMBER 50. THE BOOK COMES WITH BLACK BOX SLIPCASE. THE BOOK IS IN FABULOUS CONDITION. NORMAL WEAR AND MARKS APPLY, CONSISTENT WITH USE AND AGE. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A LARGE BOOK AND THEREFORE POSTAGE/SHIPPING MAY INCREASE FROM LISTED PRICE, DEPENDING ON FINAL DESTINATION. PROBABLY THE MOST POWERFUL, EMOTIVE BOOK I HAVE EVER READ, ABSOLUTLEY GORGEOUS SILKSCREEN PRINTED IMAGES. A TRULY TREASURED BOOK THAT TRULY REFLECTS A TRULY HORRIFIC TRADEGY THAT SHOULD NEVER OF OCCURED OR FORGOTTEN.

Full leather. Condition: Fine. First edition thus. Quarto, illustrated A fine copy in full black leather illustrated by Jacob Lawrence with beautiful silk screens each with a tissue guard , and enclosed in publisher's black cloth slipcase - fine. Limited to 1500 numbered copies this copy #783 and signed by John Hersey, Robert Penn Warren and Jacob Lawrence.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. First Edition. Small octavo, 117pp. First trade edition, after the initial appearance of the entire text as a single-subject issue of Life Magazine teh same year. A crisp, sound copy, very good or slightly better, in the publisher's dull green cloth with dull red topstain. Very gentle rubbing to corners, the spine mildly cocked, and a few marginal stains on the last few leaves, not affecting any text. Publisher's price of $1.75 written in pencil on the front free endpaper. Lacking the dust jacket. A magnificent copy, SIGNED by one of the subjects, Kiyoshi Tanimoto, on the front free endpaper, with an additional inscription by him in Japanese. In a few places in the text, someone has written in very light pencil the words "begin" and "stop" at the beginning and ending of some passages which relate the experience of Tanimoto. One suspects that these passages were being read aloud by someone who was introducing or honoring Tanimoto. Tanimoto was a Japanese convert to Christianity, who had studied at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta just before the war. Hersey's deeply human portrait of the effects of this apocapyptic weapon helped to spark decades-long debates worldwide about the realities and consequences of nuclear weapons. It is also considered by most literary critics to be the first widely read example of the "New Journalism," the writing style which borrows variuos conventions of literary fiction to tell true stories (a tradition continued by John McPhee, Tom Wolfe, and many others). Copies of "Hiroshima," when found signed, are usually signed by Hersey, and often with a quotation. Looking in commerce and auction records, we only know of two copies signed by any of the book's subjects. Scarce, and desirable thus.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. No. 3 of 1500 copies signed by Hersey, Warren and Lawrence, royal 4to (12.5 x 9.5 inches), unpaginated, 8 eleven color silk-screens by Jacob Lawrence. Original full blind titled black analine calf, smooth back, all edges black. In original red titled black cloth slipcase. Fine clean bright copy in near fine slipcase. Sheets and plates clean, unmarked, complete. No owner signatures or inscriptions. H10666 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping. Signed by Author(s).

Theodore Van Kirk, Navigator of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Inscribed Signed Photo, 11" x 8 1/2" black and white aerial photo of Hiroshima after the devastation of the atomic bomb. The image shows a city totally flatted out. Van Kirk writes on the photo in blue ink giving justifications for the civilian deaths of Hiroshima: "Our Atomic Bomb was dropped at 09:15 hours, Tinian time. 43 seconds later 60% of Hiroshima was destroyed. The number of killed and missing was 80,000. Unfortunately in modern warfare you cannot separate military and civilian targets - Dutch Van Kirk - Navigator - Enola Gay - Hiroshima- 6 Aug 1945". An impressive image and an amazing inscription as we rarely see any reference to the casualties of the A bomb by the crew members.

Leather Binding. Condition: Fine. First Thus. Copy #1379 of 1500 numbered copies, signed by artist Jacob Lawrence, author John Hersey, and Robert Penn Warren (who contributed a poem). A fine copy in publisher's supple black leather, in a good copy of the black cloth slipcase (book spine has a slight hint of fading; slipcase has wear and fraying as usual). The 8 silkscreen prints by Lawrence are pristine, as issued, with original glassine interleaving. Monthly Letter laid in loose.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 8 eleven-color silkscreens (by Lawrence), pages unnumbered. Black aniline leather. Black cloth-covered slipcase. 31 cm. Cover has a small area in upper right corner that reflects light differently -- maybe a thumbmark. Backstrip lightly sunned but still black. Contents sound and clean with all slightly over-sized tissue guards present. Slipcase lighty scuffed and worn. Edition limited to 1500 numbered and signed copies --. signed by Lawrence, Hersey, and Warren. This copy is signed by all three but not numbered. Hersey's text originally appeared in The New Yorker in 1946. The LEC edition includes "New Dawn: Hiroshima," a poem written by Warren in 1983.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 8 eleven-color silkscreens (by Lawrence), pages unnumbered. Black aniline leather. Black cloth-covered slipcase. 31 cm. Cover has several visible but not deep, scratch marks on front and back covers. Backstrip lightly sunned and still black. Contents sound and clean with all tissue guards present. Slipcase sound with some cloth appearing to have been reglued. Copy No. 838 of an Edition limited to 1500 numbered and signed copies -- signed by Lawrence, Hersey, and Warren. Hersey's text originally appeared in The New Yorker in 1946. The LEC edition includes "New Dawn: Hiroshima," a poem written by Warren in 1983.

Bush, Vannevar. Navigator on the "Enola Gay", the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. Signed book "Modern Arms and Free Men" hardcover with dust jacket, 273 pages. Signed "Theodore J. Van Kirk , Navigator - Enola Gay , Hiroshima- 6 Aug 1945" Entirely in his own hand Van Kirk writes a historic inscription: "This year, 1949, the Russians tested their first atomic bomb. Interesting book on the impact of the atomic bomb, and warfare strategy. Page 91states: 'the use of the atomic bomb ended the war.' That is essentially true, Tibbets, I and the rest of the crew dropped the bomb at Hiroshima and killed thousands of Japanese, but we also saved thousands of lives on both sides by ending the war as soon as possible." In excellent condition.

Archive of 11 letters from or to Colonel Albert Park Shaw, starting in March 1943 at Ft. Benning, GA and concluding just after the war in occupied Hokkaido. Shaw's career spanned three decades and he consistently was in active duty from WWII all the way through Vietnam, including being in the initial assault waves for the invasion of Kuzon in the Philippines with the 6th Infantry Division. Letters mostly sent from Shaw to his fiancé or Dad. At Luzon, Shaw writes to his fiancé about one of his friends being shot down by the Japanese" I also wrote you about Lt. Lester Brown from Pittsfield who was shot down over Jap too. He was from the same Sqdrn. (the 341st of the 304th Bomb Group). Yesterday I saw the C-54's fly over with the Jap delegation for the surrender in Manila. Don't know whether or not it was in the papers but the honor guard that met them was composed of soldiers all over 6 feet in height as a contrast to the slight Jap build." He describes an encounter with a black unit in a letter to this father, "Yes, I still am with the colored troops but have not worked with them much. They are my actual company but we work with the white infantry boys most of the time." This is a good indication of the early fits and starts of racial integration in the armed forces; Shaw is in the same company as black troops, but nevertheless they remained socially and operationally segregated. Shaw also writes on August 8, 1945, two days after the dropping of the atomic bomb, "this bomb of ours is really something. I believe it will shorten the war quite a lot. My guess is before Thanksgiving now! Shaw's final deployment in WWII was in the initial occupation of Hokkaido Japan, where he saw out the remainder of the war. In very good condition overall.

[ATOM BOMB] [World War II] Weapons officer of the Enola Gay on the Hiroshima ATOM BOMB mission, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. 2 page Autograph Letter Signed in which he answers the questions regarding the Hiroshima mission. Jeppson writes the questions and answers in his own hand: "Dear Sir, Here are a few of my thoughts on your questions regarding the Hiroshima mission. 1. Can the use of the bomb be categorized as "revenge" for Pearl Harbor? There was no need to consider the use of the atomic bomb for "revenge" for Pearl Harbor. The response to the Japanese attack was the immediate declaration of war in December 1941. There followed 3 1/2 years of devastating warfare in the Pacific - incredibly costly in lives and other costs to both Allies and Japan. This led to the need for a decision on whether to use the atomic bomb in an attempt, and hope, to put an end to the war. An even more destructive phase of this war was to start with the invasion of Japan in November 1945. The use of the Hiroshima bomb, and the Nagasaki bomb, halted invasion plans, and did end the Pacific war. 2. Was the atomic bomb President Truman's ONLY alternative? Was it his best resource in the fight against Japan? The only other alternative was the planned invasion to defeat Japan. Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Philippines, and Marianas had demonstrated the determination of Japanese to fight, and the high costs to defeat them. Declassified documents from both Japan and the U.S. War Department reveal how enormously difficult it would have been to defeat Japan on its home islands. Hiroshima provided the alternative to end the war quickly. 3. these were the justifications for using the atomic bombs against Japan." Signed "Sincerely, Morris R. Jeppson/ Weapon Test Officer/ Enola Gay Mission/ Hiroshima 6 Aug. 1945". A n important letter from an "Enola Gay" crew member giving us the justification for the use of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima. In excellent condition.