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O'Brien, Tim

Northern Lights

Delacorte Press: 1975
  • $300
Delacorte Press, 1975. First Edition (first printing). The second book (and first novel) by the author of THE THINGS THEY CARRIED and GOING AFTER CACCIATO, the story of two Minnesota brothers who are driven by a compulsion to act out the demands of their dead father. Near Fine/Near Fine -- incidental fading at the top and bottom of the front board. Inscribed by O'Brien on the front free end paper, as follows: "To David, Very Best, Tim O'Brien.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.
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