If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up & Ship Me Home
Language: English
Published by Delacorte Press, New York, 1973
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Red Fox Rare Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Red Fox Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since January 15, 2026
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 773.88
Quantity: 1 available
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New York: Delacorte (1973). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 199 pp. Original quarter olive cloth over basil paper-covered boards, stamped in silver, in original unclipped ($5.95) dust-jacket. Jacket shows mild edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners. Two small vertical closed tears to front panel at spine. Handling and shelf wear very minor. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Light handling wear present, with corners mostly quite sharp. Minimal toning to page edges with slight waviness. Light curling to spine ends, with interior clean and unmarked. Signed by the author in blue pen on the front flyleaf. Dust Jacket: Very Good Hardcover: Near Fine “If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home (sometimes printed as If I Die In A Combat Zone or incorrectly as If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Send Me Home) is an autobiographical account of Tim O'Brien's tour of duty in the Vietnam War. It was published in 1973 in the United States by Delacorte and in Great Britain by Calder and Boyars Ltd. It has subsequently been reprinted by multiple publishers under both titles, most commonly in the latter. William Timothy O'Brien (born October 1, 1946) is an American novelist who served as a soldier in the Vietnam War. He is best known for his book The Things They Carried (1990), a collection of linked semi-autobiographical stories inspired by O'Brien's wartime experiences. In 2010, The New York Times described the latter as “ a classic of contemporary war fiction.”In addition, O’Brien is acclaimed for his war novel, Going After Cacciato (1978), which received the National Book Award.”.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up & Ship Me Home
- Author
- Tim O'Brien
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1973
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0440038537
- ISBN 13
- 9780440038535
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 453.592 grams
Red Fox Rare Books
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