Hiroshima
New York City: The Limited Editions Club, 1983. Hardcover. Black stamped aniline leather, kept in black cloth slipcase, unpaginated, 8 original silkscreens printed in eleven colors; weighs 4 lbs. VG (Slipcase has scuffs and has borne the brunt; book itself is impeccable.). Item #149999
A limited edition of John Hersey's classic story of Hiroshima, with a new afterward by Hersey, a new poem by Robert Penn Warren and 8 new color silkscreen illustrations by American artist Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000). This book is a real find, on a variety of levels. Lawrence's colorful sikscreens are protected by tissue sheets between pages. They remain vibrant, yet evocative of the subject matter. This is #1483 of 1500 copies, signed by John Hersey, Robert Penn Warren, and Jacob Lawrence.
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