Search Results: Viet Nam Literature from TBCL The Book Collection Library

New York: Horizon Press, (1981), 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition of Robert Olen Butler's debut novel, a key title in the literature of the Viet Nam War Signed by him on the first free endpaper. 8vo. 256 pp. A fine copy in 1/4 blue cloth over green paper covered boards, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh near fine dustwrapper with some light use. "This excellent novel should be placed alongside such greats as Graham Greenes The Quiet American." John Grant, The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Nobleboro, Maine: Henry Beston, 1958. Original autographed greeting card, note on Chimney Farm letterhead and stamped envelope. Written, signed and addressed by Henry Beston to his long-time friend and photographer, Clayton Smith of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The greeting card features a Guinea Deer woodcut by Thomas Bewick and is signed "Henry and Betty" by Henry Beston. His letter decries the violence of the Vietnam war, and ... proudly proclaims his four grandchildren in California. His penmanship appears fragile, but his turn of phrase ever poetic. Attention admirers and collectors of Henry Beston and Elizabeth Coatsworth: Many more unique items from TBCL's private Beston Collection are now available. Please contact us to find out more. ------------------------------------- HENRY BESTON was an American writer and naturalist, and is considered one of the fathers of the modern environmental movement. His now classic observations of Cape Cod are captured in his classic, The Outermost House,… Read More

Toronto: Toronto Co-Ordinating Committee To End The War In Vietnam, (1966), 1966. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. An early anti-Vietnam War pamphlet voicing Canadian author Farley Mowat's outspoken views on the War and the United States, Signed by him and further embellished with his underlining on pp. 5, 11, 12, 13 and a "me!" with an explanation mark on the front cover near his photograph. Small 8vo. 13 pp. Near fine in pictorial paper wrappers. Scarce thus and rarely encountered Signed.

New York: Dutton, (1999), 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition of Alfredo Vea's third novel, winner of the 1999 Bay Area Book Reviewers' Award For Fiction, following Vietnam vet Jesse Pasadoble, Signed by the author on the title-page. 8vo. 320 pp. A fine copy in 1/4 black cloth over gray paper covered boards, copper titles to the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. "One Of The Best Books Of 1999." The Los Angeles Times.

London: Jonathan Cape [1978], 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A fine copy in the publisher's blue paper covered boards, gilt lettered on the spine in a lovely indeed pc. pictorial dustwrapper, repriced at L7.50. 8vo. 338 pp. Winner of the National Book Award, Tim O'Brien's third novel portrays the horrors of war and the elusiveness of the vision of peace, as his main character, Cacciato, decides to quit the Vietnam War and walk to Paris.

New York: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, (1978), 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition of Tim O'Brien's National Book Award-winning novel, a key title in the literature of the Viet Nam War, Inscribed by him on the front free endpaper. "To Lloyd Le Dont, With thanks and best wishes, Tim." 8vo. 338 pp. A fine copy in teal cloth, (a hint of fade to the front and back boards), gilt titles to the spine in a near fine pictorial dustwrapper. "It won't do the Vietnam dead much good to know that here is a novel that makes us think of Hemingway, but survivors should certainly take note of the highly original work by Tim O' Brien.To call "Going After Cacciato" a novel about war is like calling "Moby Dick" a novel about whales." Richard Freedman, The New York Times.

New York: Pocket Books, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of Groom's sequel to Forrest Gump, unforgettably portrayed by Tom Hanks. Author of 'Better Times Than These', Groom's highly regarded first novel, a vast exploration of the numerous issues of the Vietnam War, we are once again at the mercy of one of Groom's and the world's finest creations - Forrest Gump. "You know what I mean?" Fine in fine dustwrapper. 8vo. 242 pp.

New York: Harper and Row, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of the author's critically acclaimed first novel, nominated for the 1974 Edgar Award. A fine copy in 1/4 mustard cloth over black paper covered boards, black titles to the spine in a near fine pictorial dustwrapper with some light use. 8vo. 224 pp. A bright, fresh copy of this suspense thriller set during the Vietnam war.

New York: Scribner's, 1983. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Wright, Stephen. MEDITATIONS IN GREEN. New York: Scribner's, (1983). First Edition, Advance Reading Copy of the author's first book, winner of the Maxwell Perkins Prize.for best first novel. 8vo. 362 pp. A fine, fresh copy of this important title in the literature of the Viet Nam War in yellow pictorial wrappers, printed in black. "Brilliant, scarifying.extravagant, rhapsodic and horrific.It has an overwhelming impact." New York Times Book Review. Very uncommon in superb condition.

New York: Arbor House, (1985). 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition of President Richard Nixon's third book on foreign policy, Signed by him on the front free endpaper. 8vo. 240 pp. A fine copy in navy cloth, gilt titles to the spine in the publisher's slipcase, as issued. "With a Wilsonian zeal to participate in great causes - causes ''as big as the whole world itself'' - Richard Nixon in this strongly argued, often intemperate polemic urges Americans to contest aggression wherever it rears its head." The New York Times.

New York: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition and First printing of Tim O'Brien's rare FIRST NOVEL and second Book. 8vo. 356pp. A fine copy in blue cloth with lilac paper covered boards with purple and silver stamping on the spine. A very clean dust jacket. A tiny scratch on the top left of the front as per photo. Otherwise very clean.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition of Robert Olen Butler's fourth book, a key title in the literature of the Viet Nam War, Signed by him on the title-page. 8vo. 245 pp. A fine copy in 1/4 green cloth over gold paper covered boards, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh near fine pictorial dustwrapper. "A very fine book. With the publication of On Distant Ground, Robert Olen Butler stands alone as the most accomplished Vietnam war novelist." The Baltimore Sun.

New York: Random House, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Crumley, James. ONE TO COUNT CADENCE. New York: Random House (1969). First Edition of James Crumley's popular and critically acclaimed first book, an important title in the literature of the Viet Nam War. 8vo. 338 pp. A fine copy in brown cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh neatly price-clipped dustwrapper. "six for pallbearers, two for road guards and one to count cadence". An superb example of this important novel about GIs in the Philippines waiting to be shipped to Vietnam.

(Waco TX): Col Benjamin S Silver self published, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. "from horsepower to helicopter power." "Air Assault" was introduced into combat in Vietnam by the 1st Calvary Division (Air-mobile). It freed the individual soldier from the tyranny of the terrain. In the 1920's the United States Army went from horseflesh to horsepower. In the 1960's it went from horsepower to helicopter power." The Author served as the first Executive Officer of the first aviation group in the United States Army First Edition, Limited EDITION key title in the literature of the Viet Nam War -red cloth w/gilt spine titles, 404 pp with numerous black and white illustrations.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1988. By Author. First Edition, SONG OF NAPALM - Signed and Inscribed Hardcover with Dustjacket. Signed and Inscribed and dated by author. First printing. Boards clean and square. Pages slightly aged but clean. Binding tight.

New York: Horizon Press, (1982, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Butler, Robert Olen. SUN DOGS. Signed. New York: Horizon Press, (1982). First Edition Signed by Robert Olen Butler. His second novel, a tense mystery set in Alaska with amateur sleuth and Vietnam vet, Wilson Hand. 8vo. 218 pp. A fine copy in 1/4 gray cloth over blue paper covered boards, gilt titles to the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. "It contains some powerful moments, some engrossing scenes and deft touches". The New York Times. Butler won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

Garden City: Doubleday, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of the author's first book, a key title in the literature of the Viet Nam War. 8vo. 350 pp. A fine copy in 1/4 black cloth over black paper covered boards, gilt titles to the spine in a just about fine pictorial dustwrapper. "Anderson's work is chilling and authentic." Oliver Stone.

New York: Henry Holt, (1996), 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of Butler's startlingly brilliant second collection of short stories, by the 1993 Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain. Butler's The Alleys Of Eden, On Distant Ground, Sun Dogs and Countrymen Of Bones a re appreciated as the finest literature written on the Vietnam War and its consequences. 8vo. 203 pp. Very fine in like dustwrapper.

New York: Broadway Books, (1998), 1998. Soft cover. Soft cover. Advance Reading Copy of O'Brien's brilliantly witty novel, a departure from this author's haunting Vietnam themes that won him the 1979 National Book Award for Going After Cacciato and the National Book Critics Circle Award for The Things They Carri ed. 8vo. 347 pp. Fine in original green wrappers with white and black lettering on the front panel and the spine. A beautiful, tight copy.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Wolff, Tobias. UGLY RUMOURS. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1975. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. First edition, one of reportedly less than 1000 copies printed. Wolff's first novel concerns a Special Forces lieutenant and a sergeant serving as advisors to a Vietnamese Infantry Division. Ugly Rumours was never published in the United States and Wolff has refused to list it among his "previous publications." His 1994 memoir, In Pharoah's Army, alludes somewhat derisively to a novel he was writing while serving in Vietnam-presumably Ugly Rumours. A superior fine/fine example of this important novel. One of the most difficult Viet Nam titles to acquire especially in condition. A beautiful copy.