NMLP P-015459 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Hiroshima

John Hersey · Alfred A. Knopf (New York) · 1946

The New Yorker issue of Aug 31, 1946 is the true first printing of the text; the Knopf book (1946) is the first edition in book form ('first thus'). The UK Hamish Hamilton edition (1946) and a Penguin Special followed. Collectors distinguish the magazine first appearance from the Knopf book first.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-015459 for "Hiroshima" by John Hersey (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-015459, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).