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1810. Nahum, Lucien. SHADOW 81. NY: Drum, 1986. A novel about a complex crime which takes place in the context of the Vietnam war, involving a commercial airline hijacking. This is a reprint edition, and the first softcover edition. Fine copy.
1811. Naparsteck, M.J. WAR SONG. NY: Leisure (1980). A novel about a soldier in Vietnam who deserts when he gets the chance. Paperback original. Near fine copy.
1812. Nathanson, E.M. A DIRTY DISTANT WAR. NY: Viking (1987). A novel of an OSS mission into French Indochina; sequel to The Dirty Dozen. Fine in dust jacket.
1813. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
1814. Nazarian, Barry A. FINAL RECKONING. NY: Seaview/Putnam (1983). Story of a father and son, the son a vet crippled in Vietnam. Fine in dust jacket.
1815. Nelson, Charles. THE BOY WHO PICKED THE BULLETS UP. NY: Morrow, 1981. Author's first book, of a homosexual medic in Vietnam. One of the first novels to openly deal with homosexuality in the military in Vietnam, and still one of the few. Fine in dust jacket.
1816. Nelson, Charles. PANTHERS IN THE SKINS OF MEN. Secaucus, NJ: Meadowland (1988). Uncorrected proof copy. The sequel to the above, which follows Kurt Strom after he returns from Vietnam. Uncorrected proof copy, fine in wrappers.
1817. Newhafer, Richard. NO MORE BUGLES IN THE SKY. NY: New American Library (1966). A novel of the Air Force in Vietnam, one of the early novels and one of the scarcest; several of this publisher's hardcover books from this period are also extraordinarily scarce, suggesting print runs barely above what was necessary to satisfy the library market. Fine in dust just with one nick.
1818. -. Another copy, near fine in price-clipped dust jacket.
1819. -. Another copy, ex-library with all the usual markings; in very good dust jacket.
1820. Nichols, John. AMERICAN BLOOD. NY: Holt (1987). Controversial novel of the war and its effect on a number of men, by the author of The Milagro Beanfield War and The Sterile Cuckoo. This is an advance review copy, fine in fine dust jacket.
1821. -. Same title, not a review copy. Fine in dust jacket.
1822. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Near fine in wrappers.
1823. Nik-Uhernik. WAR DOGS. NY: Zebra (1985). Paperback original, first in a series. Fine copy.
1824. -. Another copy, very good.
1825. Nik-Uhernik. WAR DOGS #2: M-16 JURY. NY: Zebra (1985). Paperback original. Near fine.
1826. Nik-Uhernik. WAR DOGS #3: BUSTING CAPS. NY: Zebra (1985). Pb original. Near fine.
1827. Norman, Geoffrey. MIDNIGHT WATER. NY: Dutton (1983). Novel of a vet "haunted by nightmares of Vietnam." Near fine in dust jacket. The author's first book.
1828. Norton, Phillip Lee. THE FORGOTTEN WARRIORS. NY: Vantage (1986). Vanity press novel of Navy draftees in Vietnam. Fine in dust jacket.
1829. Nunn, Kem. TAPPING THE SOURCE. NY: Delacorte (1984). The author's first book, a coming-of-age novel set amid the surfing subculture of southern California. One of the main characters -- the book's hero, really -- is a Vietnam vet whose values have been molded by his experience there. A nominee for the American Book Award for Best First Novel. This is a review copy with publisher's promotional sheets (photocopied) laid in. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1830. -. Another copy. Remainder spray bottom edge of pages otherwise fine in dust jacket.
1831. -. First English edition (Lon: Michael Joseph 1984). Near fine in dust jacket.
1832. O'Brien, Dan. THE SPIRIT OF THE HILLS. NY: Crown (1985). Uncorrected proof copy of this novel by a writer whose first book won the Iowa Short Fiction Award. A story about a Vietnam vet hunting down the man who killed his younger brother. Fine in wrappers.
1833. O'Brien, Tim. IF I DIE IN A COMBAT ZONE. NY: Delacorte (1973). The author's first book, one of the many which straddle the line between fiction and memoir. One of the scarcest first books of the last twenty years. An auspicious debut by a writer who has gone on to fulfill the promise of his first book. This copy has a five-line notation on the last blank, otherwise a fine copy in fine dust jacket and signed by the author.
1834. -. Another copy, this being an ex-lending library copy with a small glue mark on the rear endpaper and faint tape shadows on the covers -- no other markings. A well-read copy, about very good in a very good dust jacket.
1835. -. Another copy, later printing, ex-library with all the usual stamps, pocket and other markings; otherwise very good in dust jacket.
1836. -. First English edition (Lon: Calder & Boyars 1973). Fine in dust jacket.
1837. -. Second English edition (Lon: Boyars 1990). Fine in dust jacket.
1838. -. Second paperback edition, revised by the author (and re-categorized by the publisher, from "nonfiction" to "fiction") (NY: Laurel 1979). A worn copy of a bibliographically significant edition.
1839. O'Brien, Tim. NORTHERN LIGHTS. NY: Delacorte (1975). His second novel, about two brothers, one a Vietnam vet. Fine in dust jacket and scarce thus, as it is a cheaply made book. This copy has been signed by the author.
1840. -. Same title, first English edition (Lon: Marion Boyars 1975). One of only 900 copies in hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1841. -. Same title, softcover English edition bound up in 1976 from first edition sheets. One of 1100 copies so issued. Fine.
1842. O'Brien, Tim. GOING AFTER CACCIATO. NY: Delacorte (1978). His third book, a semi-fantastic novel about a recruit who decides to walk away from the war and go to Paris, overland -- or does he? Dreamlike, surreal passages alternate with vivid straightforward action to give the story some of the power of myth. Winner of the National Book Award. Fine in dust jacket.
1843. -. Same title, first edition, fine in dust jacket and signed by the author.
1844. -. First English edition (Lon: Cape 1978). Fine in dust jacket.
1845. -. First paperback edition (NY: Dell 1979). A well-read copy, only good.
1846. -. Second English edition (Lon: Collins, 1980), with a new publisher and new dj.
1847. -. Second printing of the American edition, lacking the dust jacket.
1848. 0'Brien, Tim. SPEAKING OF COURAGE. Santa Barbara: Neville, 1980. A limited edition of a chapter which was cut from Going After Cacciato. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine without dust jacket, as issued.
1849. -. Same title, galley proofs, reportedly one of only five such sets produced. Fine.
1850. O'Brien, Tim. THE THINGS THEY CARRIED. Bos: HM, 1989. Uncorrected proof copy of his latest book, again a volume which challenges easy categorization: a collection of related vignettes, the main character of which is a semi-fictional "Tim O'Brien." A powerful meditation on war and death, and on the place that storytelling has in bringing these ultimately unfathomable experiences within our grasp. Apparently only a very small number of these proofs were done. Fine.
1851. -. Same title, advance promotional excerpt, printing two stories. Fine in wrappers.
1852. -. Same title, first edition, signed by the author.
1853. O'Brien, Tim. "Sweetheart Of The Song Tra Bong" in ESQUIRE, July 1989. A story incorporated into his latest book. Fine copy.
1854. O'Rourke, William. THE MEEKNESS OF ISAAC. NY: Crowell (1974). A novel about two boyhood friends, one who is a Vietnam vet and one who has resisted the draft. Near fine in dj.
1855. Page, Thomas. THE SPIRIT. NY: Rawson (1977). A novel of an American Indian, a former Green Beret, who is deranged as a result of his experiences in Vietnam. Near fine in dust jacket.
1856. Parker, T. Jefferson. LITTLE SAIGON. NY: St. Martin's (1988). A novel with overtones of the war, set in the "Little Saigon" community of southern California. Fine in dust jacket.
1857. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Near fine in wrappers.
1858. Parque, Richard. SWEET VIETNAM. NY: Zebra (1984). Paperback original, a novel of a fighter pilot in Vietnam. Very good copy.
1859. -. Another copy, well-read, good-very good.
1860. Parque, Richard. HELLBOUND. NY: Zebra (1985). Paperback original, a novel of a fighter pilot in Vietnam and Laos. Fine in wrappers.
1861. Parque, Richard. FIREFIGHT. NY: Zebra (1986). An ex-Marine returns to Vietnam to save the wife he'd thought was dead. Paperback original. Very good.
1862. Patterson, Richard North. PRIVATE SCREENINGS. NY: Villard, 1985. A thriller with a plot which has its roots in the characters' experiences in Vietnam, with the Phoenix program. Fine in dj.
1863. Pelfrey, William. THE BIG V. NY: Liveright (1972). The author's first book, a novel of a young man just out of college, drafted to serve in Vietnam. Fine without dust jacket, as issued.
1864. Pendleton, Don. MACK BOLAN - CAMBODIA CLASH. Toronto: Gold Eagle (1984). Number 65 in the "Executioner" series of paperback adventure novels. Fine in wrappers.
1865. Pendleton, Don. MACK BOLAN - VIETNAM FALLOUT. NY: Gold Eagle (1988). Mack Bolan tracks down a rogue U.S. colonel, thought to have died in the war, who is directing a drug smuggling operation from Southeast Asia to the U.S. Paperback original. Near fine.
1866. Pendleton, Don. MACK BOLAN - WARRIOR'S REVENGE. NY: Gold Eagle (1988). Number 118 in the "Executioner" series, a paperback original. Fine.
1867. Pendley, Don. "Tricky Dicky's Top Secret Flash Gordon Spy Troop Withdrawal Plan" in GALUMPH, Vol. 7, No. 1. (Montclair): (Montclair State College) (n.d.) (ca. 1970). Student publication from this college, including a satirical timetable for troop withdrawal.
1868. Peters, Daniel. BORDER CROSSINGS. NY: H&R (1978). A novel about a young college graduate facing the draft at the time of Kent State. Review copy, fine in near fine dust jacket.
1869. -. Same title, not a review copy. Fine in dust jacket.
1870. -. Same title, Quality Paperback Book Club edition; no comparable trade paperback.
1871. Peters, Ralph. BRAVO ROMEO. NY: Richard Marek (1981). A spy novel set in Europe in the post-Vietnam years; the main character is a Vietnam vet and a poet, in addition to being a spy. A few tiny spots on page bottoms, otherwise fine in dust jacket.
1872. Peters, Stephen. THE PARK IS MINE. Garden City: Doubleday, 1981. A novel of a Vietnam vet who terrorizes Central Park. Remainder spray bottom edge of pages, o/w fine in near fine dj.
1873. Peterson, Michael. A TIME OF WAR. NY: Pocket (1990). A self-consciously "big" novel of the war, just published. Fine in dust jacket.
1874. -. Same title, advance reading copy in printed wrappers. Fine.
1875. Petrakis, Harry Mark. IN THE LAND OF MORNING. NY: McKay (1973). One of the main characters is a Vietnam vet, whose experiences give him a new perspective on his family. This copy inscribed by the author to another writer; very good in dust jacket.
1876. Pfarrer, Donald. NEVERLIGHT. NY: Seaview (1982). A novel of a Navy officer in Vietnam, and his wife. Remainder mark bottom edge of pages otherwise fine in dust jacket.
1877. Phillips, Jayne Anne. MACHINE DREAMS. NY: Dutton (1984). Author's first novel, about a family and the effect of the Vietnam war, among other things, on them. Fine in dust jacket.
1878. -. First English edition (Lon: Faber & Faber 1984). Fine in dust jacket.
1879. -. First paperback edition (NY: Pocket 1984), signed by the author. Fine copy.
1880. Polk, Alvin L. FRAGGED. NY: Zebra (1989). Paperback original, a novel of Vietnam in 1971.
1881. Pollock, J.C. MISSION M.I.A. NY: Crown (1982). A novel of an attempt to rescue POWs. Small dot bottom edge of pages, otherwise fine in dust jacket with a small tape repair.
1882. Pollock, J.C. CENTRIFUGE. NY: Crown (1984). A spy thriller. The main character is a Vietnam vet. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1883. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
1884. Pollock, Capt. Lawrence, M.C. XIN LOI (SORRY ABOUT THAT) DOC! NY: Vantage (1971). Vanity press novel of a doctor's year in Vietnam, by one who was one. Near fine in dust jacket and inscribed by the author. Uncommon.
1885. Porter, John B. IF I MAKE MY BED IN HELL. Waco, TX: Word (1969). A novel of a chaplain in Vietnam, by a writer who was one. FIne in near fine dust jacket.
1886. Prager, Emily. A VISIT FROM THE FOOTBINDER. NY: S&S (1982). The author's first book, a collection of humorous stories, one of which concerns a women's unit in Vietnam. Remainder mark, otherwise fine in near fine dust jacket.
1887. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy (NY: Wyndham 1982), listing a different imprint of Simon & Schuster as publisher. Fine in wrappers.
1888. Pratt, John Clark. THE LAOTIAN FRAGMENTS. NY: Viking (1974). The author's first book, a novel in the form of "fragments" -- diary excerpts, flight orders, etc. -- from the papers of a flyer over Laos. Reportedly, this novel was so authentic that for a time the Pentagon believed the "documents" had been taken from its files. The author was himself a pilot in Southeast Asia in the early '60s. Later a teacher of English, he also edited the Viking Critical Library edition of Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Fine in dj.
1889. Proffitt, Nicholas. GARDENS OF STONE. NY: Carroll & Graf (1983). The author's first book, a novel about war by a writer who was a correspondent for Newsweek there. Made into a well-received film produced by Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Apocalypse Now. Fine in dj.
1890. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
1891. Proffitt, Nicholas. THE EMBASSY HOUSE. NY: Bantam (1986). A highly praised novel of the CIA in Vietnam. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1892. -. Same title, advance reading copy in printed wrappers. Fine.
1893. Quayne, Jonathan. THE HOMOSEXUAL GHOST And Other Stories. Lon: Sphere (1971). "Fourteen erotic tales from the Far East," including two set in Thailand during the 1960s, one of which concerns American soldiers stationed there. Paperback original; very good in wrappers.
1894. Redner, Morton. GETTING OUT. NY: Pocket (1972). First paperback edition of this novel about a young college graduate trying to get out of the draft. Near fine.
1895. Reed, J.D. FREE FALL. NY: Delacorte (1980). A novel loosely based on the "D.B. Cooper" skyjacking, in which the skyjacker is a former Green Beret and a Vietnam vet. Very good in dust jacket with a few edge tears.
1896. Reeves, James R. MEKONG! NY: Ballantine (1984). Paperback original, a novel of Naval Special Forces in Vietnam. Fine in wrappers.
1897. Reston, James, Jr. TO DEFEND TO DESTROY. NY: Norton (1971). A novel of an Army officer who is forced by events to confront his beliefs and the question of loyalty. Not set in Vietnam, but a Vietnam-era novel of the military and the kinds of issues raised by the war. This copy is inscribed by the author: "For ___, With thanks for your help on this book, and for the good talk, good meals, etc." Dated February, 1971. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1898. Riggan, Rob. FREE FIRE ZONE. NY: Norton (1984). The author's first book, a novel of a medic in Vietnam, by a writer who served there in such a capacity. Fine in dust jacket.
1899. Rivers, Caryl. INTIMATE ENEMIES. NY: Dutton (1987). A humorous love story about a Vietnam vet and a former Sixties radical. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket.
1900. Rivers, Gayle and James Hudson. THE FIVE FINGERS. Garden City: Doubleday, 1978. A novel supposedly based on fact, about a U.S. assassination squad infiltrating mainland China to kill top Vietnamese and Chinese leaders, during the war. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1901. Roadarmel, Paul. BEACH HOUSE 7. NY: St. Martin's (1987). A novel of a group of people -- Vietnamese, Thai, and American -- caught up in the events just after the fall of South Vietnam. By a writer who lived in Southeast Asia during the war. Fine in dust jacket.
1902. Robinson, John. JANUARY'S DREAM. Cambridge, MA: Green Street (1985). A first novel about the "spiritual degradation" of a group of vets, who seek revenge against the policymakers in Washington they deem responsible for their horrendous experiences. Fine in dust jacket.
1903. Rooney, Frank. SHADOW OF GOD. NY: Harcourt Brace & World (1967). A novel of five Catholic nuns, caught in an undeclared war on a far Eastern peninsula. Fine in very good dj.
1904. Ross, William. BAMBOO TERROR. Rutland, VT: Tuttle (1969). An uncommon novel of espionage in Vietnam, by a former intelligence officer in the Far East. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1905. Roth, Robert. SAND IN THE WIND. Bos: Atlantic Little Brown (1973). A novel of thirteen months in the life of a Marine squad in Vietnam, 1967-68. A well-written, ambitious, "big" novel of the war. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1906. Rowe, James N. THE JUDAS SQUAD. Bos: LB (1977). Novel of a group of vets who take over a nuclear power plant as part of a scheme to steal plutonium to sell to the Third World. Written by a former POW in Vietnam, author of Five Years to Freedom. Fine in near fine dj.
1907. Rowe, John. COUNT YOUR DEAD. Sydney: Angus and Robertson (1968). Early Australian novel of the war, by a writer who served in Vietnam for a year. Very good in dust jacket. The experience of the Australians in Vietnam is recounted in a very small number of books, this being one of the first.
1908. Rubin, Jonathan. THE BARKING DEER. NY: Braziller (1974). A novel of a Special Forces officer working with Montagnards in highland Vietnam. This is a review copy with photo laid in; underlinings and marginal markings throughout the text, otherwise near fine in dust jacket.
1909. Ryan, William. DR. EXCITEMENT'S ELIXIR OF LONGEVITY. NY: Donald I. Fine (1986). A novel of a Vietnam vet, a former SEAL, trying to settle back into life in the U.S. after the intensity of his experience in Vietnam. This is an advance review copy, with slip and photo. Fine in dj.
1910. -. Same title, not a review copy. Fine in dust jacket.
1911. Sack, John. FROM HERE TO SHIMBASHI. NY: Permabooks (1956). Not a Vietnam book, but a series of humorous stories from Japan and Korea, the first book by this writer who later wrote a number of important nonfiction books about Vietnam. Very good copy.
1912. Sadler, Barry. THE MOI. Nashville: Aurora (1977). A novel of a Green Beret POW, by an author most famous for having written the popular song "The Ballad of the Green Berets" in the 1960s. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1913. -. Another copy, very good, lacking dust jacket.
1914. Sadler, Barry. CRY HAVOC. NY: Tom Doherty Associates (1983). Paperback original. A novel of a Special Forces sergeant and a Vietnamese double agent. Covers creased; very good.
1915. Sadler, Barry. PHU NHAM. NY: TOR (1984). Paperback original. A novel of an American sniper in Vietnam. Fine copy.
1916. -. Same title, very good copy.
1917. Sanders, Pamela. MIRANDA. Bos: Little Brown (1978). Novel of a woman journalist in Southeast Asia in the mid-'60s, by one who was one. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1918. Sayles, John. UNION DUES. Bos: Atlantic-Little Brown (1977). His first novel, nominated for the National Book Award, a novel of the working class and radical politics in the 1960s. Fine in dj.
1922. Sayles, John. THE ANARCHISTS' CONVENTION. Bos: Atlantic-Little Brown (1979). A collection of stories, one of which is about a Vietnamese girl who comes to the U.S. after the battle of Hue. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1923. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
1924. Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann. THE HEALER'S WAR. NY: Doubleday (1988). A novel of a nurse in Vietnam who receives an amulet from a Vietnamese holy man which has supernatural powers. Winner of the Nebula Award, for best science fiction novel of the year. The author served in Vietnam as a nurse, and this is her first book. Advance review copy with promotional material laid in. Fine in dj.
1925. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy, fine in wrappers.
1926. -. Ephemeral promotional piece, one sheet folded to make four pages: "An Interview with a Vietnam Nurse," interviewing the author on the question of how much of her book was based on personal experience? why fiction? etc. Fine.
1927. Schaeffer, Susan Fromberg. BUFFALO AFTERNOON. NY: Knopf, 1989. Well-received novel of the war, focusing on one Brooklyn family and the experience of their sons in the war and afterward. Highly praised upon publication for its authenticity, its scope, and its success at conveying an experience and a reality quite far removed from the author's own. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1928. -. Another copy,. fine in dust jacket (one nick) and signed by the author.
1929. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Oversize proof, near fine in wrappers.
1930. Scott, Leonard B. CHARLIE MIKE. NY: Ballantine (1985). A novel of the 75th Rangers in Vietnam. Only issued in softcover. Remainder line bottom edge of pages; very good.
1931. -. Same title, advance reading copy in wrappers. Fine.
1932. Scott, Leonard B. THE LAST RUN. NY: Ballantine (1987). Sequel to Charlie Mike, again following the 75th Rangers. Uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
1933. Shapiro, Stanley. A TIME TO REMEMBER. NY: RH (1986). Time-travel novel of a man who tries to prevent his brother's dying in Vietnam by traveling back in time to prevent John F. Kennedy's assassination. Small mark bottom edge of pages, otherwise fine in dust jacket.
1934. -. Same title, advance reading copy in printed wrappers. Fine.
1935. Shaplen, Robert. A CORNER OF THE WORLD. NY: Knopf, 1949. First book by this noted reporter on Southeast Asia, later correspondent for The New Yorker. This is a collection of stories, including one set in Saigon and dealing with a French officer and Vietnamese politics. Near fine in dj.
1936. -. Same title, bookplate front endpaper; very good in dust jacket.
1937. Shaplen, Robert. A FOREST OF TIGERS. NY: Knopf, 1956. A novel of the Indochina war, which at that time had recently concluded. Near fine in dust jacket. An early novel of Vietnam by an American writer.
1938. Shepard, Elaine. THE DOOM PUSSY. NY: Trident, 1967. A "narrative" of the pilots who flew bombings missions to the North, which straddles the line between fiction and reporting, but which uses fictional techniques extensively. Near fine in dust jacket.
1939. -. Same title, Taiwan piracy. Title page excised, otherwise fine in dust jacket.
1940. Shepard, Lucius. LIFE DURING WARTIME. NY: Bantam (1987). Only issued in wrappers, a novel of a Central American War, post-Vietnam. Fine copy.
1941. Sherman, David. A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. NY: Ivy (1988). Paperback original, fourth in a series, "The Night Fighters." Fine.
1942. Sherman, David. THERE I WAS. NY: Ivy (1989). Paperback original, a novel of a grunt's year in Vietnam. Fine copy.
1943. Shook, John H. ONE SOLDIER. NY: Bantam (1986). Military Book Club edition, and the only hardcover of this title, which is a memoir, but in which the author admits to having changed all the names and invented all the dialogue. An account of the author's year as an Army infantryman in Vietnam. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1944. Shrake, Bud. NIGHT NEVER FALLS. NY: RH (1987). A novel of an American journalist covering the siege of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1945. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Publisher's label tipped to front otherwise fine.
1946. Silliphant, Stirling. SILVER STAR. NY: Ballantine (1986). A novel about a vet who returns to Vietnam to find the son he has never seen. Paperback original. Near fine copy.
1947. Silver, Joan and Linda Gottlieb. LIMBO. NY: Viking (1972). A novel of the families of several POWs and MIAs, and the difficulty of dealing with the uncertainty of their husbands' fates. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1948. Simpson, Howard R. TO A SILENT VALLEY. NY: Knopf, 1961. An early novel of the "struggle for Indochina" focusing on the French battling the Viet Minh. Fine in dust jacket.
1949. -. Same title, very good, lacking dust jacket.
1950. Skochlas, John. A LILAC REBELLION. Northampton, MA: Etienne & Damon Corning Publishing (1985). "A novel of youth in the late sixties" with the war and the draft as backdrop. Only issued in wrappers. Fine copy.
1951. Sloan, James Park. WAR GAMES. Bos: HM, 1971. Originally to have been titled "A Small War" -- about one man's small concerns until he is confronted with the need to make a decision about his actions, and take a stand. Fine in dust jacket.
1952. Smith, Steven Phillip. AMERICAN BOYS. NY: Putnam's (1985). Ex-library copy of this novel about four soldiers in Vietnam. All the usual markings. An ugly copy but a significant book.
1953. -. Same title, paperback reprint (NY: Avon 1983). Fine copy.
1954. Snyder, Don J. VETERANS PARK. NY: Franklin Watts, 1987. The author's first book, set in 1969; one of the characters has a brother who is serving in Vietnam, and this is an element in the story. Fine in dust jacket.
1955. Snyder, Don J. FROM THE POINT. NY: Watts, 1988. Advance review copy of this novel which deals with a group of people coming of age in the late '60s, facing the question of whether to fight in Vietnam or not. Fine in dust jacket.
1956. Spetz, Steven N. RAT PACK SIX. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett (1969). Paperback original, an early novel of the war, about six grunts, written by a vet. Scarce title. Very good copy.
1957. Steel, Danielle. MESSAGE FROM NAM. NY: Delacorte (1990). Advance reading copy of this popular novel, just published and an instant bestseller. A significant book in that it represents the full passing of Vietnam war literature into the mainstream of American culture -- Steel is probably one of the two or three most widely read novelists in the country, her books being as widely distributed in supermarkets and airports as they are in bookstores. Fine in wrappers.
1958. Stein, Robert. APOLLYON. (n.p.): Maecenas, 1985. Only issued in softcover, a novel of a vet recovering from his experience in Vietnam. The opening scenes are set there. Fine.
1959. Stella, Charles. BLUE LIGHTNING. NY: Warner (1990). A novel of the air war over Vietnam. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1960. Stone, Robert. DOG SOLDIERS. Bos: HM, 1974. The author's second book, winner of the National Book Award. A powerful story of individual and official corruption in the waning days of the Sixties, this remains one of the best books at capturing the feel of those days -- intense, headlong, morally ambiguous, adrift. The plot concerns drug smuggling from Southeast Asia, and the book partly takes place in Vietnam. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1961. -. Same title, first edition, signed by the author. Fine in dust jacket.
1963. -. Uncorrected proof copy, signed by the author. Near fine in wrappers. The first issue.
1964. -. Second state proof, with letter to booksellers on the cover. Signed by the author. Fine.
1965. Stone, Robert. A FLAG FOR SUNRISE. NY: Knopf, 1981. A novel of political upheaval in a small Central American country. The main character spent time in Vietnam, and compromised himself there (or so he thinks), which colors his actions and attitudes in this tale. Nominated for the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine in fine dust jacket.
1966. -. Same title, fine in dust jacket and signed by the author.
1967. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Near fine in wrappers.
1968. -. First English edition (Lon: Secker & Warburg 1981). Fine in dust jacket.
1969. (Stone, Robert). PLACE, Vol. III No. 1 - NEON ROSE. San Francisco: Natural Wonders, 1973. Contains a prepublication excerpt from Dog Soldiers, set in Saigon, entitled "Fear." Fine.
1970. Stone, Robert. Audio Tape Reading of "Aquarius Obscured", a short story dealing with the more destructive side of the 60s. Columbia: AAPL (1986). Stone also reads an excerpt from A Flag For Sunrise. Not explicitly about Vietnam, both the novel and the story contain clear echoes of the moral issues raised by the war. New, as issued:
1971. -. Audio Tape Interview issued in conjunction with the above. Stone discusses religious and political issues in fiction, as well as questions of craft. New:
1972. -. Reading and Interview as a Set. Two tapes. As issued:
1973. Stone, Scott C.S. THE COASTS OF WAR. NY: Pyramid (1966). Paperback original, an early novel of combat in Vietnam, a novel of U.S. Navy patroling the Mekong River in 1964. Fine copy.
1974. -. Same title, near fine copy.
1975. Stone, Scott C.S. SONG OF THE WOLF. NY: Arbor (1985). A novel of a mercenary, set partly in Vietnam and Cambodia in the '60s. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
1976. Straub, Peter. KOKO. NY: Dutton (1988). A novel of a group of vets, fifteen years after the end of the war, who discover that a member of their platoon is responsible for a series of brutal murders in Southeast Asia. Fine in dust jacket.
1977. -. Advance reading copy in wrappers. Fine.
1978. Strete, Craig Kee. PAINT YOUR FACE ON A DROWNING IN THE RIVER. NY: Greenwillow (1978). A novel by an American Indian writer about two Indian boys, one of whom is drafted and sent to Vietnam. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket.
1979. Suddick, Tom. A FEW GOOD MEN. NY: Avon (1978). Paperback original, a collection of related stories "of a war gone mad." Near fine copy.
1980. -. Same title; writing on inside back cover, which has 2" tear; good.
1981. -. Same title, uncorrected proof copy. Near fine in wrappers.
1972. Sun, Ruth Q. LAND OF SEAGULL AND FOX. Rutland, VT: Tuttle (1967). Advance review copy of this collection of folk tales from Vietnam. Fine in fine dust jacket.