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May be unread. Mild scrunch at head of spine, left a 1/8 inch closed tear in jacket. Owner name to front pastedown. Sharp tight copy.

First printing, near fine in a very good+ dust jacket. The book istight and square, with just a hint of soiling on the page edges. The first issue jacket (which was printed slightly off-center) has a little rubbing and a small closed tear at the bottom of the front flap fold. $19.95 price on jacket flap; no names or other marking in or on the book. One of the best fictional works based on the Vietnam War.

First printing, full number line. Quarterbound in black paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine with gold lettering. The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, spine ends lightly bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $19.95); some fading to the red lettering on the spine; Brodart protected.

Sharp tight copy.

First printing. Near fine in a near fine (fading to lettering along the spine) dust jacket.

Dust jacket mis-folded at factory, so the title on spine is not perfectly centered. Otherwise book and dust jacket solid VG, no obvious flaws. Number line from 10 to 1. Dust jacket in Brodart cover.

First edition, number line with a 1, A classic . Crisp jacket, price intact. A beautiful copy of this classic. (N)

Size: 8x5x1; First Edition in first state jacket. Houghton Mifflin, 1990; First Printing with full number line; 273pp. Title text on jacket is off-center, front flap retains original price of $19.95, no design credit on rear flap. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges of boards, gilt titling on black cloth spine remains bright and bold; text very good. Very minor wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. An exemplary copy of this modern classic of war storytelling that is also "a book about the human heart, about the terrible weight of these things all of us carry through their lives." Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

O'Brien's fifth book is considered by many to be the best work by any writer on the Vietnam War as well as a major technical achievement combining three literary forms -- the short story, the novel and the memoir; First Printing of the First Trade Edition in First State Dustjacket (title on spine off center, no design credit on DJ flap); previous owner's last name in pencil on front pastedown, occasional underlining or marginal notes, upper corners of boards lightly bumped, o/w text and boards are clean, tight, with a slight spine lean; dustjacket shows only light surface and edgewear.

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. Pristine. As new. Unread. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.