First edition. Foredge foxed, else very good in a modestly worn, very good dustwrapper. The author's first book, a Vietnam War novel, by the author who went on to write *Forrest Gump*. Inscribed by Groom to Jamie Jones, only son of his friend, the novelist James Jones: "To Jamie, From your ole Buddy. All best, Winston. May, 1978." A sort of dedication copy. The book was dedicated to both Groom's father, and to James Jones, who died in 1977. Seller Inventory # 93698

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Title: Better Times than These

Publisher: Summit Books, New York

Publication Date: 1978

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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An extraordinary first novel, hailed as one of the great, authentic novels of the Vietnam War, from the bestselling author of Forrest Gump. 1966: Billy Kahn finds himself Executive Officer of Bravo Company, responsible for leading over 100 young men into combat--and drawn into an impassable moral quagmire that could mean his downfall . . . or his redemption.

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