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Size: 8x5x1; Houghton Mifflin / Seymour Lawrence, 1990; First Printing with full number line; 273pp. First Edition in first state off-center dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges of boards, gilt titling on black cloth backstrip remains bright and bold; text very good throughout. Very minor wear to edges of unclipped ($19.95) dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (1990). Hardcover. First edition. First printing. Fine/Fine. A clean, tight copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket cover. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop.

A Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. A Giftable Book. Black cloth-backed paper boards, lettering in gilt, with the dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo; 8.5 inches tall; 273 pages. Book appears unread; the dust jacket has the price of $19.95. Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried is more than just a collection of war stories—it is a meditation on memory, truth, and the weight of experience. With a narrative style that blurs the line between fiction and reality, O'Brien plays with the reader's perception, challenging them to consider whether truth lies in facts or in the emotions a story evokes. His writing does not simply recount events; it forces readers to question the very nature of storytelling itself. At its core, the book offers a deeply introspective look at the Vietnam War, not just as a historical moment but as a psychological and emotional burden carried by those who lived it. Through the lives of his characters, O'Brien reveals the unseen weight of war—the guilt, the fear, the longing for home—turning each soldier's experience into something profoundly personal and universally human. His use of metafiction and fragmented storytelling draws the reader into the characters' minds, making their trauma and uncertainty feel immediate. Through shifting perspectives and recurring motifs, he creates a layered, haunting narrative that lingers long after the last page is turned. Beyond its literary artistry, The Things They Carried has left an enduring mark on American literature, reshaping how war stories are told. By expanding the boundaries of personal and historical narratives, O'Brien's work stands as a powerful exploration of how we carry our past—both in our memories and in the stories we tell.

New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (1990). Hardcover. First edition. First printing. Fine/Fine. A clean, tight copy. Comes with mylar dust jacket cover. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop.

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.

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.

First edition, first printing. Hardbound. This is the "1st State" dust jacket with the slight offset. Fine/fine. A tight clean copy, without flaw. Appears unread. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page.