First British edition. The author's first book, a novel based on his experience as a soldier in Vietnam. First UK edition (first printing, stating "First published..." with no indication of later printings). A fine copy in a fine, price-clipped dust jacket. This copy is inscribed on the title page, "To.....

First Edition. Two short excerpts from The Things They Carried printed letterpress and issued in an edition of 125 copies—99 in paper wrappers and 26 bound in boards, all signed by O'Brien and the illustrator, Fritz Scholder. Scholder, part Luseño, was an acclaimed Native American artist who incorporated Pop Art.....