John Hersey Autographs

John Richard Hersey (June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reportage. In 1999, Hiroshima, Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was adjudged the finest work of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department.
Hersey was born in Tianjin, China, the son of Grace Baird and Roscoe Hersey, Protestant missionaries for the YMCA in Tianjin. Hersey learned to speak Chinese before he spoke English. Later he wrote his novel The Call (1985) on the lives of his parents and several other missionaries of their generation.
John Hersey was a descendant of William Hersey (or Hercy, as the family name was then spelled) of Reading, Berkshire, England. William Hersey was one of the first colonizers of Hingham, Massachusetts in 1635.
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Traded items with a signature of John Hersey

The most expensive item with a signature of John Hersey (John Hersey / Hiroshima Signed 1946) was sold in April 2026 for $2,587.50 while the cheapest item (Creating Contagious Leadership by John Hersey (2003, Hardcover) signed, like new) found a new owner for $4.95 in December 2024. The month with the most items sold (3) was December 2013 with an average selling price of $31.18 for an autographed item of John Hersey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with $364.47 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.51 was April 2015. In average, an autographed item from John Hersey is worth $44.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of John Hersey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Franklin Library - Blues - John Hersey - SIGNED First Edition 1987 Leather VG	$26.43
	John Hersey Author Pulitzer Prize Winner Hiroshima Autograph Signature on Letter	$364.39
	John Hersey Author Pulitzer Prize Winner Hiroshima Autograph Signature on Letter	$364.39
	John Hersey Author Pulitzer Prize Winner Hiroshima Autograph Signature on Letter	$364.43
	John Hersey Author Pulitzer Prize Winner Hiroshima Autograph Signature on Letter	$364.43
	John Hersey Author Pulitzer Prize Winner Hiroshima Autograph Signature on Letter	$364.47
	John Hersey Author Pulitzer Prize Winner Hiroshima Autograph Signature on Letter	$364.47
	John Hersey Author Pulitzer Prize Winner Hiroshima Autograph Signature on Letter	$364.47
	John Hersey Author Pulitzer Prize Winner Hiroshima Autograph Signature on Letter	$364.47
	John Hersey Author Pulitzer Prize Winner Hiroshima Autograph Signature on Letter	$364.47
	John Hersey Author Pulitzer Prize Winner Hiroshima Autograph Signature on Letter	$364.47
	John Hersey Signed Typed Note Writer & Journalist 1987	$49.99
	John Hersey Signed Typed Note Writer & Journalist 1987	$49.99
	John Hersey Signed Typed Note Writer & Journalist 1987	$49.99
	John Hersey Signed Typed Note Writer & Journalist 1987	$49.99