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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.

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.