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Going After Cacciato
by O'Brien, Tim
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Fine. 8vo. [12], 338, [2] pp. Bound in teal cloth with facsimile of O'Brien's signature stamped in gold on the front board, lettering in gold on the spine. Black endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $8.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Signed by the author on the half title page. Ahearn APG 003a. One of the great novels of the Vietnam War, the story centers on a platoon of soldiers and their pursuit of Cacciato, a member of the platoon who has decided to walk from Vietnam to the Paris peace talks. Winner of the National Book Award. A beautiful copy of O'Brien's third novel.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000012041
- Title
- Going After Cacciato
- Author
- O'Brien, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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