BookGilt - Search results - Author: tim-obrien; Title: the-things-they-carried; Signed: true

  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
SIGNED first edition, "First published in 1990 by Houghton Mifflin" stated on copyright page, with number line from 10-1. Book and dust jacket fine.
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  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence, Boston
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9780395515983
Very Good Book/Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. First Printing. Inscribed by the author in ink directly to the title page: "To Michael Harrison, With best wishes, Tim O'Brien". Black quarter paper binding with black paper over boards, gilt stamped facsimile signature on front, gilt stamped title on spine, and red endpapers. Covers show minor rubbing but are otherwise clean. Gilt is bright. Corners are sharp. Dust jacket shows age tanning, indentations, rubbing, scratches, and smudges to all extremities. Sunning to spine. Small creases and edgewear to spine ends. Lower corner of front panel bumped. Top edge and fore edge of textblock show spots of foxing. Fore edge shows small indentation. Hinges strong. Binding tight and square. Pages clean and unmarked. 273 pages. 5-3/4 X 8-1/2.
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Roebling Books (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
273 pages. Gilt edges, ribbon marker, gilt tooling on binding. Signed by the author on the first sheet following the front free endpaper. Frontispiece by Steve Karchin. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Village Booksmith (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin / Seymour Lawrence, Boston
  • Date published: 1990
First Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); black paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titling and author's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [xiv],[3],4-273,[1]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in the second state dustjacket, with the spine lettering perfectly centered; unclipped (priced $19.95), with the only flaw being a thin diagonal razor cut toward the lower spine panel; Near Fine. The National Book Award-winning author's fourth novel and fifth book, a collection of interconnected stories centered around a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War.
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  • Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
  • Date published: 2010
  • Format: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9780547391175
Twentieth Anniversary Edition. Signed on title page by Tim O'Brien
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Windy City Books (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9780395515983
273pp. Black boards, golden lettering, unclipped jacket with clear plastic wrap. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Inscribed and signed on title page by author. Slightest if any overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, written name and date on title page; minimal jacketwear.
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Chamblin Bookmine (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: The Franklin Library
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
First, Limited edition. Signed by the author without inscription. Fully leather bound book, in fine condition. "The Things They Carried is a collection of linked short stories by American novelist Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. His third book about the war, it is based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division."
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The Books of Eli (United Kingdom)
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  • Publisher: Houghton
  • Format: Hardcover
A FINE FIRST IN DJ. inscribed by the author FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET
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Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A. (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Penn.
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
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Ann Open Book (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY., BOSTON
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Softcover
Promotional item. SIGNED by Tim O'Brien. Fine in printed stapled wrappers. (48pp.) An uncommon prepublication piece presenting 2 stories from the collection of the same title. Not the complete book.
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WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin & Co.
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
Signed and inscribed on half-title page to friend and colleague David Milofsky. Fine in near fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.
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THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/ Seymour Lawrence, New York, NY
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9780395515983
Octavo, 273 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with orange and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$19.95", has mild shelving wear. Boards and textblock have mild wear along the edges. Signed flat by Tim O'Brien on the title page. Shelved in Room C. 1392580. Special Collections.
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Second Story Books, ABAA (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9780395515983
Near fine in fine jacket. First edition, first printing. Signed by O'Brien on the half-title page. This is the "1st State" dust jacket with the slight offset. Event ticket for his appearance at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle (2007) laid in. Soiling to bottom text block, pictured. 273 pages. Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence: Boston: 1990.
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Mantooth Books (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9780395515983
First Edition First Printing Fine/Fine Book and dust jacket are as new. Book is tight and square. Unread. Inscribed by author on the title page, "To David for Cyrus. Peace," DJ is equally pristine, fresh and bright with the original price intact
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Whiskey Bend Booksellers (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
Octavo, [10], 273pp. Black cloth, black boards, title in gilt on spine, author's signature stamped in gilt on front cover. Full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, unmarked pages, a fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $19.95 retail price on front flap, a slight amount of shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the title page, inscribed "To Rozzy, Peace. Tim O'Brien / 22 Nov. 98." The Things They Carried is a collection of short stories about an American platoon fighting in the Vietnam War, primarily based on the experience O'Brien had while serving as a member of the 23rd Infantry Division.
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Houghton Miffline, Seymour Lawrence, New York
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
8vo. Perfect bound printed card wraps. Uncorrected proof in fine condition. Inscribed to bookstore by the author on title page.
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Handbook (Canada)
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  • Publisher: Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
Signed by author in ink on front fly-leaf. Publisher's promotional material from the Signed First Edition Society laid in. Bound in publisher's original tan leather with spine and covers stamped in illustrated gilt. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches. 273 pages.
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James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
Signed bookplate by O'Brien loosely laid in; slightest wear to book and jacket; o/w F/F
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Evergreen Books LLC (U.S.A.)
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  • Publisher: Franklin Library
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
Decorated leather with a gilt design of a soldier stalking through the woods on the front cover. Illustrated with a color frontispiece. Limited and true First Edition with an introduction by O'Brien not in the trade edition and SIGNED by the author. A superb book.
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Charles Agvent, ABAA (USA)
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  • Publisher: Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA
  • Date published: 1990
  • Format: Hardcover
Decorated leather with a gilt design of a soldier stalking through the woods on the front cover. Illustrated with a color frontispiece. Limited and true First Edition with an introduction by O'Brien not in the trade edition and SIGNED by the author. A superb book. Scratching to gilt on bulked fore-edge of text, otherwise about Fine
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Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB (U.S.A.)
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