Misrach, Richard; Weisang Misrach, Myriam

Bravo 20: The Bombing of the American West [SIGNED 1ST EDITION HARDCOVER]

Johns Hopkins, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. Hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. First edition, First Printing. 12 x 9 inches. 234 pages with numerous color photographic imag by Richard Misrach. Accompanying essay mby Myriam Weisang Misrach. In 1952, the U.S. Navy began illegally testing high-explosive bombs on an enormous expanse of public land near Fallon, in northwestern Nevada. The land had long been sacred to the Northern Paiute Indians, who called it the Source of Creation. The Navy called it Bravo 20. This book tells the dramatic story and offers the first photographic documentation of what happened to the public land at Bravo 20. SIGNED by Richard Misrach in silver marker on the title page. BOOK CONDITION: Fine; a solid, tight, clean copy in a Near Fine dust jacket showing light rubbing and wear to panels, edges and corners with a small closed tear to lower right front corner, light crease to lower rear corner. SIGNED. Fine / near fine. Item #5698
ISBN: 0801840643

Price: $150.00