Author: John Hersey
Title: Here to Stay
Description: New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A superior first edition copy of this collection of moving essays by John Hersey, signed by the author. The first U. S. edition, first printing.Singed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, 'For Fred and Marguerite Gülls - with thanks for your interest in my efforts! Sincerely, John Hersey. Pierson College, Yale, October 1969.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.A series of essays by John Hersey, in which he tells of heroic and courageous people who have suffered and risen above desperate situations. For example, he tells of a man in Auschwitz, an old woman marooned on a rooftop after floods caused by a hurricane, and a survivor of Hiroshima. Hersey is known for being one of the earliest practitioners of 'new journalism', and is known for his 1946 work 'Hiroshima&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, heavier to the head and tail of the spine. Wraps are a little age-toned, mostly to the spine. A few spots to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.
Keywords: Here to Stay john hersey short stories hiroshima john hersey None
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Title: Here to Stay
Description: New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A superior first edition copy of this collection of moving essays by John Hersey, signed by the author. The first U. S. edition, first printing.Singed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, 'For Fred and Marguerite Gülls - with thanks for your interest in my efforts! Sincerely, John Hersey. Pierson College, Yale, October 1969.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.A series of essays by John Hersey, in which he tells of heroic and courageous people who have suffered and risen above desperate situations. For example, he tells of a man in Auschwitz, an old woman marooned on a rooftop after floods caused by a hurricane, and a survivor of Hiroshima. Hersey is known for being one of the earliest practitioners of 'new journalism', and is known for his 1946 work 'Hiroshima&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, heavier to the head and tail of the spine. Wraps are a little age-toned, mostly to the spine. A few spots to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.
Keywords: Here to Stay john hersey short stories hiroshima john hersey None
Price: GBP 70.00 = appr. US$ 99.96 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 909P67
- Book number: 909P67
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