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Hardcover, bound full genuine brown gilt-stamped leather binding. 227 pages. Brand new copy in factory shrink-wrap. A quality Easton Press production with all the refinements that go to make this a truly fine binding: bound in satin ribbon marker, all edges gilt, raised spine, 22kt gold stamping, smyth-sewn binding, silk moire end-papers, acid free archival paper and full genuine leather binding. Limited First signed and numbered edition, published by Easton Press, 2000. One of 1,000 copies, with COA (Certificate of Authenticity) and Collector’s Notes laid-in loose. “The Special Prisoner takes its title from the designation the Japanese government gave U.S. airmen held prisoner during World War II–an indication of the severity with which these foreign devils responsible for bombing Japanese cities were to be treated. John Quincy Watson was a skilled young pilot flying B-29s over Japan when he was shot down and taken prisoner in 1945. Fifty years later, now a prominent religious figure nearing retirement, Bishop Watson believes he has long since overcome the excruciating memories of his months as a POW. But a chance sighting of the now equally elderly Japanese officer who repeatedly tortured him instantly transports the Bishop back to that unendurable time, and he finds himself overwhelmed by an uncontrollable desire for vengeance. The result for Watson is both a vivid return to the horrors of his past and the triggering of a new series of events that are also horrific–and tragic” [from trade edition dust-jacket summary]. A gripping and profound tale of the impact of war on one man’s psyche by American journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright Jim Lehrer, best known to most as news anchor for the PBS News Hour. A pristine copy, gift quality, new is shrink wrap.