London, United Kingdom: Jonathan Cape, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) in a very rare near fine first state unclipped dustjacket. Colour of jacket at spine just a shade lighter than the rest and Light rubbing to the boards otherwise fine unread with no marks, signatures or inscriptions. pp. 171-72 tipped in cancel. The jacket's of most of the first printing of the UK edition were repriced or clipped and often both to find a original priced copy of £4.95 is very uncommon..

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Going After Cacciato is a war novel written by author Tim O'Brien and winner of the National Book Award for fiction in 1979. This complex novel is set during the Vietnam War and is told from the point of view of the protagonist, Paul Berlin. The story traces the events that ensue after Cacciato, a member of Berlin's squad, decides to go AWOL by walking from Vietnam to France, through Asia. Cacciato, an Italian word pronounced "cah-chyah-to" means "hunted"/"caught" in Italian.

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Bookseller: Kelleher Rare Books (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005128
Title: Going After Cacciato
Author: O'Brien, Tim
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0224016261
ISBN 13: 9780224016261
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication: London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1978
Keywords: GOING AFTER CACCIATO, O'BRIEN, TIM, first edition
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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