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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1983. Hardcover. 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.
Hiroshima (Limited Editions Club) by Hersey, John; Warren, Robert Penn
by Hersey, John; Warren, Robert Penn
Hiroshima (Limited Editions Club)
by Hersey, John; Warren, Robert Penn
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The Limited Editions Club, New York. LEATHER BOUND. B0006YEAEC The Limited Editions Club, Inc.; New York, 1983. Hardcover. Limited and Signed Edition. Book is limited to 1500 numbered copies. This book is number 1228. Signed by author, John Hersey, and poet, Robert Penn Warren, and illustrator, Jacob Lawrence, on limited editions page. Very Good, aniline full top grain black leather binding, binding tight and sturdy, minimal use/handling marks, interior tidy and unmarked, all text block edges stained black, pastedowns and endpapers in black, some age spotting/foxing to boards, limited editions club letter included (number 535, December 1983, Series 47, Volume 2), without Dust wrapper. In a Very Good, light shelf wear, light use/handling marks, some rub marks, Slipcase. A nice, clean and unmarked limited and signed copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], unpaged, tissue protected full page color illustrations (silk-screens) by Jacob Lawrence. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire. . Very Good.
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- Binding Hardcover
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Hiroshima
by Hersey, John, 1914-1993. [Illustrated by Jacob Lawrence, 1917-2000] [Poem by Robert Penn Warren, 1905-1989]
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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£1,017.38
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Hiroshima
by Hersey, John, 1914-1993. [Illustrated by Jacob Lawrence, 1917-2000] [Poem by Robert Penn Warren, 1905-1989]
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- near fine
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- Used - Near Fine
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1983. Hardcover. 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.
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Hiroshima
by Hersey, John; Lawrence, Jacob (illustrator); Warren, Robert Penn (contributor)
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- near fine
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- Used - Near Fine
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La Mesa, California, United States
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The Limited Editions Club. A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover in near fine condition; faintest of shelfwear to extremities, very close to fine. Includes Limited Editions Club Monthly letter; instructions for care of book; all prints protected by tissue guards. Includes slipcase in very good condition with mild rubbing. No. 280/1500 limited edition copies signed by Hersey, Lawrence and Warren. Photos available upon request. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1983.
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Hiroshima
by Hersey, John; Lawrence, Jacob (illustrator); Warren, Robert Penn (contributor)
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- Used - Fine
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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£1,098.76
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Limited Editions Club, 1983. First Thus. Leather Binding. Fine. 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.
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HIROSHIMA - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
by Hersey, John (text); Warren, Robert Penn (poem); Lawrence, Jacob (illustrations)
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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£1,627.80
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1983. Limited Edition. 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…
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Hiroshima - SIGNED by AUTHOR, LIMITED EDITION, NUMBERED COPY
by Hersey, John; Jacob Lawrence (Illustrations) ; Robert Penn Warren
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- as new
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- As New
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Ferndale, New York, United States
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£7,836.95
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Limited Editions Club. As New. 1983. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Corresponds to ASIN: B002FKB6RE. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ILLUSTRATOR AND BY ROBERT PENN WARREN WHOSE POEM IS INCLUDED. LIMITED EDITION; NUMBERED COPY. -- with a bonus offer-- .
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