Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, second printing of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a few marks, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, no edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making this an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, that looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Depicting the men of Alpha Company—Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three—the stories in The Things They Carried opened our eyes to the nature of war in a way we will never forget.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
