NY, Knopf, 1991. A novel that follows a Stradivarius violin through three centuries. Inscribed by Hersey to another writer and his wife, "who've brightened Cayo Hueso [Key West]." Hersey is most famous for his nonfiction account of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath. This novel was the last book he published in his lifetime: he died in Key West in 1993. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#027624] SOLD