Hiroshima / John Hersey ; with a new poem by Robert Penn Warren and silk-screens by Jacob Lawrence.
| Author/creator | Hersey, John |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York City : Limited Editions Club, 1983. |
| Description | 112 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : 8 color illustrations ; 33 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Title pages for book and included poem, front fly-leaf with colored serigraph, |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000 illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Shiff, Ben, book designer. |
| Included Work | Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 New dawn. |
| Included Work | Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 inscriber. |
| Included Work | Wright, Stuart, 1948- former owner. |
| Abstract | Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast. |
| Local note | Inscribed "To Stuart [Wright] ... Red [Robert Penn Warren]. May 27, 1987." Initialed at colophon "RPW [Robert Penn Warren]" and autographed John Hersey and Jacob Lawrence. Laid in are corrected page proofs of Warren's poem. Stuart Wright Book Collection #168.34. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, Robert Penn Warren Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| General note | Limited ed. of 1,500 copies, designed by Ben Shiff, and signed by Hersey, Warren, and Lawrence. |
| General note | Issued in slipcase (34 cm.). |
| References | Newman & Wiche. Great and good books, 535 |
| References | Limited Editions Club. Bibliography of the fine books published by the Limited Editions Club, 1929-1985, no. 535 |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2012 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2010479164 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Stuart Wright Collection | D767.25.H6 H4 1983 | ✔ Available | Request Material |