The Wall [SIGNED]
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1957. Limited ed. Hardcover. 1/1500. 4to. x. 545pp. plus illustrations Half black cloth over brown cloth with green star of David illustration on front board and green and gold lettering to spine. Light green endpapers. Frontispiece drawing. The Wall tells the riveting and compelling story of forty men and women who escape the dehumanizing horror of the Warsaw ghetto. John Hersey documents the Warsaw ghetto not just as an emblem of Nazi persecution, but also in universalistic terms as man's confrontation with torture, starvation, humiliation, and cruelty. Beautifully illustrated with twelve aquatints by William Sharp; his autograph appears at rear endpaper. Minor scuffing to cover. Head and tail of spine bumped. Edges rubbed and bumped, affecting interior leaves. Overall in good to very good condition. vg. Item #29706
John Richard Hersey was an American novelist and journalist. During World War II he covered the fighting in both Europe (Sicily) and Asia (Battle of Guadalcanal and the dropping of the atomic bomb), writing articles for Time, Life, and The New Yorker. His writings during this time In addition to The Wall, Hersey's World War II experience also led him to write A Bell for Adano about a small turn in Italy liberated by American forces.
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