A heavily used but readable copy. All text pages are present and legible. The cover and binding may be worn or slightly damaged. May be an older version with a different cover than what is shown in photos. Notes highlighting or minor water damage may be present. "From the library of" labels and missing extras like CDs or codes or dust jackets are possible.
2nd printing, light soiling/foxing to edges of text block, dj now enclosed in mylar wrap shows very light edge wear with a 1/4" closed tear to top right edge of rear panel - a 1/4" long/thin scratch/scuff to lower right of front panel - no chips, creases and original price intact
BCE. Tight book; light shelf wear and discoloring; very good shape. The jacket has a little creasing and wear to the edges, discoloring. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 039551598X. ISBN/EAN: 9780395515983. Inventory No: 201720.
Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: . BCE. Tight book; light shelf wear and discoloring; very good shape. The jacket has a little creasing and wear to the edges, discoloring. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 039551598X. ISBN/EAN: 9780395515983. Inventory No: 201720. . 9780395515983
2nd Printing. Hardcover in Dust Jacket with only minor reading wear; DJ has crease at bottom of front cover, small scratch on front cover; book is clean, unmarked. In stock. Ships from MN, USA.
A heavily used but readable copy. All text pages are present and legible. The cover and binding may be worn or slightly damaged. May be an older version with a different cover than what is shown in photos. Notes highlighting or minor water damage may be present. "From the library of" labels and missing extras like CDs or codes or dust jackets are possible.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Bound in black cloth over black boards, stamped in gold. Lacks the dust jacket. A most acceptable copy of the first edition of this highly regarded book by the author of "Going After Cacciato". Remainder stripe to top edge. One of the best books on the Vietnam War ever published. A Pulitzer and National Book Critics Circle finalist 273 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/No Dust Jacket.
Bound in black cloth over black boards, stamped in gold. Lacks the dust jacket. A most acceptable copy of the first edition of this highly regarded book by the author of "Going After Cacciato". Remainder stripe to top edge. One of the best books on the Vietnam War ever published. A Pulitzer and National Book Critics Circle finalist 273 pp.
Houghton Mifflin Company / Seymour Lawrence, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1990. Second (2nd) Printing (number line down to 2) of the First (1st) Edition. As New in a Very Fine Dust Jacket. Unread. The Text Block is clean, bright white, quite tight, straight and square with no markings of any kind. The Binding is black quarter cloth to black boards, colors uniform throughout, with bright gilt author's signature to the front board, bright gilt title, etc., to the spine, unmarked red endpapers, and all corner square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is fully intact with the original price ($19.95) intact on the front flap, and would be flawless but for the red words on the spine being a little lighter than those on the front board. See the photos. [v], 273 pages. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". Based on his experiences as a soldier in the Vietnam War, this linked series of short story episodes comprises both a novel and a memoir, using real names and places and including himself as a character. The book won France's Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger Award and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize, as well as being a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award. ISBN 10: 039551598X / ISBN 13: 9780395515983
complete number line - 1st printing therefore 1st Trade Edition after a privately printed edition, light dusting/soiling to edges of text block, dj now enclosed in mylar wrap shows the slightest of edge wear - no tears, chips, creases and original price intact
first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket (Houghton Mifflin 1990); no marks of any kind; little age tone; tight bind; clean 1/4 cloth cover, little rub to gilt; little dj edge wear-no tears, little shelf rub to panels; flap price present feambi
BOSTON : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN / SEYMOUR LAWRENCE, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. N/A. SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED FULL NUMBER LINE BOUND IN BLACK WITH BLACK BOARDS TOP OF TEXTBLOCK UNSTAINED PERFECT GOLD LETTERING AND SIGNATURE ON FRONT COVER LETTERING ON FRONT OF JACKET SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER THIS COPY DOES MENTION THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY PRINTING A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF A PLATOON OF YOUNG FOOT SOLDIERS IN THE VIET NAM WAR A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN BOOK JACKET IS CLIPPED WITH A PHOTO OF THE AUTHOR ON THE BACK AN EXCELLENT BRIGHT COPY OF THIS CLASSIC
Light bumping on board top corners and top edge of front board. Very light surface rubbing and a few small, light stains on boards. Else binding clean. A few small stains on page fore-edges. DJ spine lettering is somewhat sun-lightened; as seen on most copies. Else DJ clean.; LFH19D; 273 pages.
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rear free endpaper: The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be plain or decorative.