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First Edition, 2nd printing. Hard cover 8vo. Very Good book in Very Good unclipped DJ, now in clear protective cover. Stained top edge, color loss at heel, transferring stain to inside of DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR on 1/2 title page. Made into the critically acclaimed movie of the same name about soldiers in Vietnam. 273pp.

T1 - A 20th anniversary edition 2nd printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Tim O'Brien to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, a few light soiled patches on some top edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, couple of small dog-eared pages on the top, tanning and light shelf wear. THIS IS AN AMERICAN CLASSIC. 8.5"x5.5", 233 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The Things They Carried (1990) 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. O'Brien generally refrains from political debate and discourse regarding the Vietnam War. He was dismayed that people in his home town seemed to have so little understanding of the war and its world. It was in part a response to what he considered ignorance that he wrote The Things They Carried. It was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1990. Many of the characters are semi-autobiographical, sharing similarities with figures from his memoir If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home. In The Things They Carried, O'Brien plays with the genre of metafiction; he writes using verisimilitude. His use of real place names and inclusion of himself as the protagonist blurs fiction and non-fiction. As part of this effect, O'Brien dedicates The Things They Carried to the fictional men of the "Alpha Company," giving it "the form of a war memoir," states O'Brien. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Signed by author on title page (signature only), this is a well-read book with some scuffing and chipping to cover corners/edges and page fanning. Otherwise cover is bright and clean, binding is solid and pages are clean and unmarked. Print line number indicates 11th printing. Book package in 2 mil polypropylene sleeve and carefully packaged for safe shipping. See photos.

SIGNED by author on title page. Very good paperback from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy. Light shelfwear; toning to text block. Interior is free of markings save signature. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

First Edition Thus/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author to the 2nd free paper. This is the 25th Anniversary Edition of the classic work by O'Brien, containing all the original stories. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.

Signed by the author on the second front endpaper. 5.75'' x 8.5'', 233 pages. The dust jacket is in very good plus condition. The illustration and lettering on the front panel, spine, rear panel, and flaps, are all bright, clean, and very well-preserved. The original price of $24.00 is present on the front flap. A "SIGNED COPY" sticker is present on the front panel. The book itself is in very good plus condition. Minor shelf wear at the top of the spine, with no bumping or scuffing to the corners. The silver lettering on the front board and spine is bright and clean. The text block is bright, clean, and complete. The binding is tight. A beautiful, signed edition of one of the greatest works of American fiction published in the last 50 years. O'Brien's stories provide one of the most vivid and subtle views ever written into the minds of those who fought in Vietnam and returned home to a country they did not recognize. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(I6-35). A later printing from 2017, with its original dust jacket.

Softcover. Stiff white covers with black and white lettering. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 1998. In very good condition. Covers are a bit toned and rubbed, but otherwise unmarked. Light shelf-wear along edges. SIGNED and inscribed by author Tim O'Brien on title page ("To Elden Wright, Peace, Tim O'Brien"). Pages are free of marks or tears throughout. Binding is strong. A very good, clean copy that has been signed by Tim O'Brien.

Signed copy of the First Printing of 2017 edition of Tim O'Brien's classic novel of the American Army in the Vietnam War. Signed by Tim O'Brien on a signature page at front. 233 pages. Has a removable Barnes and Noble "Signed Copy" sticker on the front cover of the dust jacket. Has a bit of tanning of the page edges. Otherwise no sign of previous use.

NF/NF. First edition, first printing. Signed by author on title page. 273 pp.

First French edition. A fine book in illustrated wrappers. Paperback original. The first French edition. Signed by the author.

BK: as new/ signed

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

Limited Edition, signed by Tim O'Brien, with an introduction by the author written especially for this edition. A ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling, based on O'Brien's experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. The printed message from the publisher is laid in. Octavo. Full brown leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, three raised bands, marbled endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine copy.

Hardcover; 8vo; pp 273. First edition, signed by the author in blue pen on a blank page in the front. Beige leather binding with gilt cover and spine, three raised bands. All-edges gilt. Fine condition in all respects, binding very tight and square. Promotional slip in front. FINE [JB]

Octavo, 233 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black and light blue with white and light blue lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$24.00." Light scuffing to dust jacket. Light rubbing to edges of boards. Signed flat by O'Brien on title page. Shelved in Case 6. 1375072. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

8vo. First state dust jacket, not price clipped, light sunning to the front cover white lettering, with very light bumping to the bottom board corners and light nicks along bottom edge. Signed by the author on the title-page. Nice copy.

Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page. First issue (slightly misaligned) jacket. Author's name on spine slightly faded.

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.

A Fine copy in a Fine, unclipped dust jacket. This copy is signed by O'Brien. While this collection of stories involving a single platoon in Vietnam is referred to as a work of fiction it is difficult to determine where the line between fact and imagination begins and ends. "The Things They Carried" is considered one of the two best portrayals of the war experience in Vietnam along with Michael Herr's "Dispatches." "Things" is simply a tour-de-force of exquisite writing about the time, the place, and the men who experienced that particular conflict.

1st trade edition; VG/VG SIGNED;

Signed and inscribed on half-title page to friend and colleague David Milofsky. Fine in near fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.

Dust jacket has "Signed Copy" sticker, Author signed in middle of second front blank page, 233 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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

First printing signed by the author on the title page. A very nice copy appearing unread.

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.

Signed bookplate by O'Brien loosely laid in; slightest wear to book and jacket; o/w F/F