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.
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
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED: A WORK OF FICTION - SIGNED
O'Brien, Tim
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED: A WORK OF FICTION - SIGNED
O'Brien, Tim
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin / Seymour Lawrence, Boston
Date published: 1990
First Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); black paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titling and author's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [xiv],[3],4-273,[1]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in the second state dustjacket, with the spine lettering perfectly centered; unclipped (priced $19.95), with the only flaw being a thin diagonal razor cut toward the lower spine panel; Near Fine. The National Book Award-winning author's fourth novel and fifth book, a collection of interconnected stories centered around a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War.
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.
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.
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED: ADVANCE CHAPTERS. (NOT THE COMPLETE BOOK)
O'Brien, Tim.
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED: ADVANCE CHAPTERS. (NOT THE COMPLETE BOOK)
O'Brien, Tim.
Publisher: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY., BOSTON
Date published: 1990
Format: Softcover
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.
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
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.
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