INTO THE VALLEY John Hersey SIGNED By Richard Tregaskis USMC WWII Guadalcanal




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Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:7624469Year Printed: 1943
Original/Facsimile: OriginalModified Item: Yes
Language: EnglishTopic: WWII (1939-45)
Modification Description: Signed by Richard TregaskisIllustrator: Maj. Donald L. Dickson, U.S.M.C.
Publisher: Alfred A. KnopfAuthor: John Hersey
Place of Publication: New YorkSubject: Military & War
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, IllustratedPersonalized: No
Original Description:
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INTO THE VALLEY: A SKIRMISH OF THE MARINES
John Hersey

SIGNED by Richard Tregaskis, author of Guadalcanal Diary and other military books.

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John Hersey’s second book, an account of the Marines’ Guadalcanal campaign.  It is illustrated by Major Donald L. Dickson of the Marines.

Into the Valley was John Hersey's second work, following Men on Bataan. His next book, A Bell for Adano, would earn... him the Pulitzer Prize in 1945.

Richard Tregaskis was an American journalist and author whose best-known work is Guadalcanal Diary, an account of the first several weeks of the U.S. Marine Corps invasion of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
Great association copy!

Condition:

Noticeably used and worn but still in Good solid condition with reasonable wear and no major defects.  Some foxing to endpapers and a small spots of foxing to upper edge of a few pages.  Binding tight and sound.  Corners sharp.  Dust jacket price-clipped with some wear, chipping and fading.  [See photos for condition details.]

Publication Data:

TITLE:  Into the Valley
AUTHOR:  John HerseyPUBLISHER:  Alfred A. Knopf
COPYRIGHT DATE:  1943
EDITION: Later Printing
BINDING:  Hardcover with dust jacket
ILLUSTRATIONS: DrawingsPAGES: 138
SIZE:  5 1/2” x 7 7/8”

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