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1670. -. Another copy, remainder mark otherwise near fine in dust jacket.
1671. -. Another copy, fine in dust jacket and inscribed by the author.
1672. Lampman, Evelyn Sibley. THE POTLATCH FAMILY. NY: Atheneum, 1976. Young adult novel about an American Indian family, with a son who is a vet and spent three years hospitalized after the war before coming home. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1673. Lansing, John. THE BLACK EAGLES #13 - ENCORE AT DIEN BIEN PHU. NY: Zebra (1987). Paperback original, part of an adventure series based on the war. Fine.
1674. Larson, Charles. THE CHINESE GAME. Phil: Lippincott (1969). A novel about an American intelligence agent, set in Vietnam in 1963. Very good in lightly dampstained dj.
1675. Larteguy, Jean. LES CENTURIONS. Paris: Presses De La Cite (1960). First edition, original French, of this book about French paratroops in Indo-China and Algeria. Fine in dust jacket.
1676. Larteguy, Jean. THE CENTURIONS. NY: Dutton (1962). Advance reading copy of the first American edition. Fine in wrappers. Uncommon.
1677. -. Same title, first edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1678. -. Same title, very good in chipped dust jacket.
1679. Larteguy, Jean. LES PRETORIENS. Paris: Presses De La Cite (1961). First edition of this novel about the French experience in Algeria, with flashbacks to Vietnam. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a folded tear on the rear panel and a little rubbing at the corner of the crown.
1680. Larteguy, Jean. THE PRAETORIANS. NY: Dutton, 1963. First American edition. Fine in dj.
1681. -. Another copy, near fine in very good dust jacket.
1682. Larteguy, Jean. YELLOW FEVER. NY: Dutton, 1965. A novel of Vietnam in the '50s, as the French are pulling out. Tape shadows on endpapers, and bookplate removal from rear endpaper, otherwise a very good copy in like dust jacket.
1683. -. Same title, first paperback edition (NY: Avon 1967). Fine copy.
1684. Larteguy, Jean. THE BRONZE DRUMS. NY: Knopf, 1967. "A novel about partisan warfare in modern Laos." Fine in dust jacket.
1685. Larteguy, Jean. PRESUMED DEAD. Bos: LB (1976). A novel based on the disappearance of two American journalists, Sean Flynn and Dana Stone. Fine in dust jacket.
1686. -. Another copy, near fine in dust jacket.
1687. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Near fine in wrappers.
1688. LeBaron, Charles. FRAGMENTS OF LIGHT. NY: St. Martin's (1984). A novel about a doctor who was an antiwar activist, and later ends up at a children's hospital in Cambodia. Fine in dj.
1689. Le Carre, John. THE HONOURABLE SCHOOLBOY. NY: Knopf, 1977. A spy story, set partly in Southeast Asia near the end of the war. Remainder mark, otherwise fine in dj.
1690. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Very good in tall wrappers.
1691. -. Same title, Taiwan piracy. Very good in dust jacket.
1692. LeClezio, J.M.G. WAR. NY: Atheneum, 1973. A French novel about war, partly about Vietnam. Slight spotting to top edge of pages; near fine in dust jacket.
1693. Lederer, William J. and Eugene Burdick. THE UGLY AMERICAN. NY: Norton (1958). Slight offsetting to front endpaper, otherwise fine in near fine first state dust jacket (with blurb by John "T." Marquand). The authors' first collaboration, and an early novel about U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia. Although it became a bestseller, copies of the first edition are very scarce.
1694. -. Same title, later printing, signed by William Lederer in Hawaii in 1959. Very good copy in well-worn dust jacket.
1695. -. Same title, later printing. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1696. Lederer, William J. and Eugene Burdick. SARKHAN. NY: McGraw-Hill (1965). Their second novelistic collaboration, which the authors believe was suppressed by the U.S. government. Reportedly virtually all copies disappeared from bookstore shelves soon after publication, and the book was not reprinted. It neither achieved the sales nor received the reviews that would have been expected for a new book by the authors of the landmark novel The Ugly American -- a book which became so well-known that its title became a code-word explaining, somewhat misleadingly, anti-Americanism around the world. This is a review copy with slip laid in. Fine in dj.
1697. -. Another copy, first edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1698. -. Same title, first English edition (Lon: Putnam 1966). Very good in dust jacket.
1699. Lederer, William J. and Eugene Burdick. THE DECEPTIVE AMERICAN. NY: Norton (1977). Reissue of Sarkhan with a new preface by Lederer. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1700. Leib, Franklin Allen. THE FIRE DREAM. Novato, CA: Presidio (1989). An "epic" novel of the war, which attempts to capture it panoramically. This is an advance review copy, so stamped on the title page. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1701. -. Another copy. Fine in a dust jacket with a tear and several creases front panel.
1702. Linn, Bill. MISSING IN ACTION. NY: Avon (1981). Paperback original. A novel of a POW who escapes from his captors. Very good in wrappers.
1703. Linn, Edward and Jack Pearl. MASQUE OF HONOR. NY: Norton (1969). Collaborative novel by these two writers, about a black Captain in Vietnam who is lionized and slated to receive the Medal of Honor for deeds attributed to him by a news story, but which he did not commit. He must choose whether to accept them or own up to the truth. Very good in a worn dust jacket.
1704. Littell, Robert. SWEET REASON. Bos: HM, 1974. A black comedy that takes place on a Navy ship off the coast of Vietnam. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1705. Little, Loyd. PARTHIAN SHOT. NY: Viking (1975). The author's first novel, winner of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award. A novel set in Vietnam in 1964. Fine in dust jacket.
1706. -. Same title, advance review copy with slip and photo laid in. Fine in dust jacket.
1707. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Ownership stamp, otherwise fine in wraps.
1708. Little, Loyd. IN THE VILLAGE OF THE MAN. NY: Viking (1977). His second novel, set in Laos. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1709. -. Same title, advance review copy. Fine in dust jacket.
1710. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
1711. Lockridge, Ernest. PRINCE ELMO'S FIRE. (NY): Stein and Day (1974). The author's first novel, partly set in Vietnam. Near fine in dust jacket.
1712. Long, J. William. AJAX. Santa Barbara: Fithian, 1988. A novel of an American soldier brainwashed by a North Korean psychiatrist "on loan" to North Vietnam. This is an advance review copy with promotional material laid in. Fine in wrappers.
1713. Mahoney, Tim. HOLLARAN'S WORLD WAR. NY: Delacorte (1985). A novel about a vet trying to come to terms with himself and the world, after the war. Fine in dust jacket.
1714. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
1715. Mahoney, Tim. WE'RE NOT HERE. NY: Delta (1988). The author's second book, about a GI who falls in love with Vietnam, its culture, and a Vietnamese woman. Only issued in softcover. Fine.
1716. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
1717. Maitland, Derek. THE ONLY WAR WE'VE GOT. Lon: New Authors Limited (1970). A black comedy about the Vietnam war and American foreign policy. This is the true first edition, published in England. The author was a British correspondent in Vietnam. Fine in dust jacket.
1718. -. Same title, first American edition (NY: Morrow, 1970). Fine in price-clipped dust jacket.
1719. Major, Clarence. ALL NIGHT VISITORS. NY: Olympia (1970). Scarce first novel by this black writer. This is the first paperback edition, published one year after the Olympia hardcover. An unusual combination of experimental fiction, war story, and erotica. Fine.
1720. Mano, D. Keith. WAR IS HEAVEN! Garden City: Doubleday, 1970. A novel about U.S. soldiers at war in a fictional South American republic, with obvious parallels to Vietnam. This is a fine copy in a near fine, first issue pictorial dust jacket.
1721. Martin, Ian Kennedy. REKILL. NY: Putnam's (1977). A novel of a former captain in the North Vietnamese Army who years later is systematically seeking revenge for a massacre that took place during the war. Near fine in dust jacket.
1722. -. Same title, first paperback printing (NY: Ballantine 1978). Fine.
1723. Martin, Dwight. THE TRIAD IMPERATIVE. NY: Congdon & Lattes (1980). Novel about a deal struck between the U.S. government and a Thai criminal society in the aftermath of the Vietnam war, as political pressures threaten to destabilize the Thai government. Fine in dust jacket.
1724. Martin, Ron. TO BE FREE! NY: Vanguard (1986). A novel about a POW who escapes from a North Vietnamese prison. Ink price front endpaper otherwise fine in price-clipped dust jacket.
1725. -. Same title, first paperback edition (NY: Pocket 1987). Fine.
1726. Marx, Michael. A WAR ENDS... Santa Monica: Michael Marx (1977). Self-published novel of an American photographer and his wife living in the fictional Southeast Asian country of Camoria, as the Communists make their final assault, overtaking the country. Fine in dust jacket and inscribed by the author. Not in Newman.
1727. -. Another copy, lacking the dust jacket. Inscribed by the author. Fine copy.
1728. Mason, Bobbie Ann. IN COUNTRY. NY: H&R (1985). Highly praised first novel about a young girl's search for her father, who died in Vietnam before she was born. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1729. -. Same title, signed first edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1730. -. Advance reading copy in printed wrappers. Signed by the author. A fine copy. Numerous changes exist between this version and the final published version; apparently under pressure of time before a major trade convention where these were to be given away, the publisher used a version of the manuscript which did not have the author's latest, and last, changes. Fine copy.
1731. -. Advance reading copy, unsigned. A bibliographically significant state, because of the changes mentioned above.
1732. -. First English edition (Lon: Chatto & Windus 1986). Advance review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Cheap paper beginning to yellow a bit, otherwise fine in fine dust jacket.
1733. -. First English edition, not a review copy. Fine in dust jacket.
1734. -. Loose manuscript sheets, photocopied. Top few sheets yellowing with age, otherwise a fine set.
1735. Mason, Bobbie Ann. Audio Tape Reading From IN COUNTRY. Columbia: AAPL (1986). Mason reads from her first novel. New, as issued:
1736. -. Audio Tape Interview issued in conjuntions with the above. New:
1737. -. Reading and Interview as a Set. Two tapes, as issued:
1738. Mason, Van Wyck. SAIGON SINGER. Garden City: Doubleday, 1946. A "Major North" mystery, set in Saigon. This is a book club edition, very good in dust jacket.
1739. -. First paperback edition (NY: Bantam 1948). Pages yellowing; very good copy of this vintage pb.
1740. Mayer, Tom. THE WEARY FALCON. Bos: HM, 1971. The author's second book, a collection of stories. One of the most powerful collections to come out of the war, and one of the most elusive. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1741. McAulay, Lex. WHEN THE BUFFALO FIGHT. NY: Bantam (1987). Paperback original; first American edition of this Australian novel of Australian soldiers in Vietnam. Originally published in Australia a numbere of years earlier. Near fine.
1742. McCaffrey, Hugh. KHMER GOLD. NY: Ivy (1988). Adventure novel about two Americans recovering a cache of gold in Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge takeover. Paperback original, near fine copy in wrappers.
1743. McCarry, Charles. THE TEARS OF AUTUMN. NY: Dutton (1975). A novel focused on JFK's assassination, partly set in Vietnam. Near fine in dust jacket.
1744. -. First English edition (Lon: Hutchinson 1975). Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1745. McCarry, Charles. THE LAST SUPPER. NY: Dutton (1983). A spy novel, partly set in Vietnam. Pages slightly yellowing with age, otherwise fine in dust jacket.
1746. McMahon, Thomas Patrick. JINK. NY: S&S (1971). A mystery whose central character is an Air Force pilot just returned from Thailand during the war. Near fine in dust jacket.
1748. McMath, Phillip H. NATIVE GROUND. Little Rock: August House (1984). A novel about a lieutenant in Vietnam who is scheduled to lead an offensive shortly before his rotation date. Review copy with slip taped to front endpaper, as was this publisher's wont, otherwise fine in dj.
1749. -. Same title, not a review copy. Fine in dust jacket.
1750. McQuinn, Donald E. TARGETS. NY: Macmillan (1980). The author's first book, about espionage in Vietnam, by a writer who served in Saigon as a Marine intelligence officer. Fine in dj.
1751. Meiring, Desmond. THE BRINKMAN. Bos: HM, 1965. One of the early war novels, this one involving a French journalist, a Vietnamese Communist, and an American CIA agent. Fine in near fine dust jacket, with original wrap-around band present.
1752. -. Same title, near fine in dust jacket.
1753. Melaro, H.J.M. THE VIET-NAM STORY. Willingboro, NJ: Alexia (1969). Second printing of this collection of stories "based on fact" by an author who was a pilot in Vietnam. Near fine copy, lacking the dust jacket. Uncommon.
1754. Merkin, Robert. THE SOUTH FLORIDA BOOK OF THE DEAD. NY: Morrow, 1982. A black comedy of two Vietnam vets dealing drugs in Florida. Fine in dj.
1755. Merkin, Robert. ZOMBIE JAMBOREE. NY: Morrow (1986). His second book, which features the same two characters as is first but chronologically precedes it, covering their time in Vietnam. This is an advance review copy with slip and promotional material laid in. Fine in dust jacket.
1756. -. Same title, not a review copy. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1757. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
1758. Merritt, Don. HATCH'S ISLAND. NY: Bantam (1986). Adventure novel about a former Special Forces officer on a remote Pacific island. The book's prologue describes a massacre in Laos twenty years before the main action of the book takes place. Paperback original. Near fine.
1759. Metz, Don. CATAMOUNT BRIDGE. NY: H&R (1988). The author's first novel, about a family with twins, one of whom goes to Vietnam. Uncorrected proof copy, fine in wrappers.
1760. -. Same title, first edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1761. Michaeles, M.M. SUICIDE COMMAND. NY: Lancer (1967). Paperback original. A novel of a battle-hardened company and its new, green captain. Very good in wrappers.
1762. -. Same title, later reprint (NY: Prestige 1967). Very good in wrappers.
1763. Michaels, Rand. WOMEN OF THE GREEN BERETS. NY: Lancer (1967). Paperback original. A novel of the war, from the point of view of the women affected by it. Previous owner name crossed out, otherwise a very good copy in wrappers.
1764. Milburn, Frank. SHELTERED LIVES. Garden City: Doubleday, 1986. Uncorrected proof copy of this novel about a young man who serves in Vietnam in 1964, and his difficulty readjusting when he returns. The book describes his Basic Training, and the aftermath of his service, but not his actual time in-country. Fine in wrappers.
1765. Miller, Kenn. TIGER THE LURP DOG. Bos: Atlantic Little Brown (1983). The author's first book, about a LRRP team and their mascot. Fine in dust jacket.
1766. -. Same title, second printing. Fine in dust jacket.
1767. -. Same title, first paperback edition (NY: Ballantine 1984). Very fine.
1768. Miller, Rex. PROFANE MEN. (NY): NAL (1989). Paperback original. A novel of a "squad of misfits and murderers" on a mission into VC-held territory. Fine copy.
1769. Millman, Lawrence. HERO JESSE. NY: St. Martin's (1982). The author's first novel, about a slightly disturbed young boy who is deeply, and chillingly, affected by his older brother's experiences in Vietnam. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1770. -. Same title, advance review copy. Fine in a dust jacket slightly spine-sunned.
1771. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy, laid into proof dust jacket. Fine in wrappers.
1772. -. Same title, uncorrected proof without jacket. Fine in wrappers.
1773. Mitchell, James D. COMMAND AND CONTROL. NY: Berkley (1989). Paperback original, a novel of a Special Forces covert operations and reconnaissance team. Fine in wrappers.
1774. Molloy, Tom. THE GREEN LINE. Charlestown, MA: Charles River (1982). Author's first novel, about a Vietnam vet who is "scarred and haunted by his experiences in the war." Fine in dj.
1775. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
1776. Moore, Gene D. THE KILLING AT NGO THO. NY: Norton (1967). "A novel of a professional soldier," published while the author was serving in Vietnam. Very good in edgeworn dust jacket.
1777. -. First paperback printing (NY: Pyramid 1968). Fine.
1778. -. Another copy, library stamps, otherwise very good.
1779. Moore, Robin. THE GREEN BERETS. NY: Crown (1965). Very scarce first edition of this novelistic treatment of the war and its heroes. This copy fine in slightly edgworn dust jacket and inscribed by the author in May, 1965.
1780. -. Same title, first edition, uninscribed. Previous owner's bookplate, otherwise fine in near fine dust jacket which has been tape-reinforced on the edges. With wrap-around band present proclaiming "FICTION STRANGER THAN FACT!" Tipped into this copy, on the front pastedown, is an envelope containing a New York Times clipping headlined "Book on U.S. Forces in Vietnam Stirs Army Ire," and reporting on the Army's dissatisfaction that Moore's book, which had been submitted to the Defense Department for clearance, contained details of South Vietnamese corruption, and the torture of a Viet Cong sympathizer, and as such was considered a "security" risk. It was under pressure from the government that the wraparound band was put on the book, apparently to strengthen the impression that the book was "fiction." The first line of the book, however, reads "The Green Berets is a book of truth," and the author goes on to claim veracity, if not absolute accuracy with regard to names and details, for the book's contents. A fascinating bit of literary history, most of which was rendered moot by the fact that the book was a phenomenal success and bestseller; the pressure exerted by the government to back away from unpleasant truths could not match the unremitting commercial pressure of the book's popular appeal, not to mention that the book's overall stance was decidedly pro-American. An interesting footnote in the history of the literature of the war.
1781. -. Same title, first edition, slightly soiled covers, and lacking the dust jacket.
1782. -. Same title, later printing, fine in dust jacket. A very nice copy.
1783. -. Same title, special "Limited Edition produced especially for The Green Beret Holding Company." The publisher's nineteenth printing, in June, 1969. Near fine in dj and inscribed by the author.
1784. -. Same as above but without inscription. Fine in dust jacket.
1785. -. Same title, book club edition. Very good in dust jacket with several stains.
1786. Moore, Robin. TALES OF THE GREEN BERETS. NY: Signet (1966). Paperback original, stories of the Special Forces told in illustrated, comic-book format, written by Moore and illustrated by Joe Kubert. Moderate wear and soiling; a good-to-very good copy.
1787. Moore, Robin. THE COUNTRY TEAM. NY: Crown (1967). A novel of a fictional Southeast Asian peninsula nation embroiled in war. This copy fine in near fine dust jacket and inscribed by the author to film producer Otto Preminger, in 1967.
1788. -. Same title, uninscribed. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1789. Moore, Robin and June Collins. THE KHAKI MAFIA. NY: Crown (1971). "A fact-based novel about the corruption and scandal in the operation of the US Army clubs." Fine in dust jacket.
1790. -. Same title, owner names and markings, otherwise fine in near fine dj.
1791. -. Same title, second printing. Near fine in very good dust jacket.
1792. Moore, Robin. COMBAT PAY. NY: Manor (1976). Paperback original, a collection of stories. The title story is set in Vietnam. Near fine copy.
1793. Moore, Robin. SEARCH AND DESTROY. NY: Charter (1980). An adventure thriller about a team of vets engaged in an operation at the Houston Astrodome; an early part of the book describes a raid into Cambodia during the war. Paperback original, a well-worn copy.
1794. Moore, Sandra Crockett. PRIVATE WOODS. San Diego: HBJ (1988). A novel about a woman who, years after the war, runs into the man she had intended to marry, before he was shipped to Vietnam. Fine in dust jacket.
1795. Morgan, Thomas B. SNYDER'S WALK. Garden City: Doubleday, 1987. A novel of a journalist covering the antiwar movement in the '60s. Part of the action takes place in Vietnam. This is an advance review copy with slip and promotional sheet laid in. Fine in dust jacket.
1796. -. Same title, not a review copy.
1797. Morrell, David. FIRST BLOOD. NY: Evans (1972). The author's first book, a well-written adventure novel of a Vietnam vet, which introduced the "Rambo" character into American culture. This is a fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket.
1798. -. Same title, first English edition (Lon: Barrie & Jenkins 1972). Fine in dj.
1799. -. Same title, first paperback edition (Greenwich: Fawcett 1973). A message from the publisher: "We envy you the experience of reading this book for the first time." Near fine.
1800. Morrell, David. RAMBO - FIRST BLOOD PART II. NY: Jove (1985). Novelization of the movie, wherein Rambo goes back to Vietnam to free POWs. Paperback original. Very good.
1801. Morris, Edita. LOVE TO VIETNAM. NY: Monthly Review (1968). A novel in the form of letters between a burn victim from Nagasaki, Japan, and a napalm victim in Vietnam. Fine in dj.
1802. Morris, Jim. STRAWBERRY SOLDIER. NY: Ace (1972). Paperback original. A novel by a former Special Forces officer about a disaffected vet who discovers LSD. Near fine. Scarce.
1803. Mort, John. TANKS. Kansas City: BkMk (1986). A collection of stories about Vietnam, by a writer who served with the First Air Cavalry there in 1969-70. Near fine in wrappers. In print at:
1804. Moulton, Elizabeth. FATAL DEMONSTRATIONS. NY: H&R (1980). A novel that takes place during the time of the antiwar demonstrations of the late '60s and early '70s, including the Kent State killings. Fine in near fine dust jacket; inscribed by the author, with a note from her laid in.
1805. Mullin, Chris. THE LAST MAN OUT OF SAIGON. NY: Bantam (1989). Paperback original in this country, a book first published in England in 1986, about a CIA agent who is arrested and re-educated in post-liberation Vietnam. Fine copy.
1806. Myers, Walter Dean. FALLEN ANGELS. NY: Scholastic (1988). A novel about Vietnam for young adults, by a black writer. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1807. Mykel, A.W. THE SALAMANDRA GLASS. NY: St. Martin's (1983). A thriller which is partly centered on the main character's time in Vietnam and the secret group he worked with there. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1808. Myrer, Anton. ONCE AN EAGLE. NY: HRW (1968). A "dramatic story of the making of a soldier," with a climax in Southeast Asia. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped).