Dispatches
by Herr, Michael
Michael Herr is also the author of Kubrick, The Big Room, and Walter Winchell, and coauthor of the screenplays for Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket. He lives in upstate New York.Robert Stone, a National Book Award-winner, lives in New York City.
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Dispatches.
by Herr, Michael
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- 1977
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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$5,500.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First edition of "the best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to a Syracuse University fraternity brother and classmate, "Al It was amazing and wonderful to see you after so… Read more about this item Item Price
$5,500.00

Dispatches
by HERR, Michael
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$150.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First edition. Contemporary owner's name on front fly, spine severely cocked, very light stain on bottom edges, thus good only in a very good dustwrapper with light edgewear. One of the best books of the Vietnam War, a series of reports sent by the author to *Esquire* magazine. First… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00

Dispatches
by Herr, Michael
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- good
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- Cloth/dust jacket Octavo
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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Paris, FRA
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$54.77
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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1977. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/good. brown cloth, papered boards, copper lettering, dust jacket unclipped, 260 pp first edtion dj worn on the edges covers lightly worn owner's name written on the front endpaper
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Dispatches
by Herr, Michael
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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$200.00
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Knopf, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine first edition (so stated on the copyright page) in a near fine dust jacket. Item Price
$200.00

Dispatches
by Herr, Michael
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
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- 1991
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Monroe, Georgia, USA
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$18.00
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This is the first printing of the Collector's Edition published by Vintage International.The book is tight and clean and the DJ is very lightly worn at the spine ends. Item Price
$18.00

Dispatches
by Michael Herr
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- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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$150.00
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Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION; Near Fine Hardcover in Very Good plus Dust Jacket; Light edge wear, sticker ghost on front panel of DJ otherwise Near Fine-- none of the toning to the copper lettering as is typical. Used in the writing of both Apocalypse Now and Full Metal… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dispatches
by Michael Herr
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- New
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- Leather
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Spring Branch, Texas, USA
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$300.00
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Dispatches
by Herr, Michael
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Avon Printing [stated]
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Trade paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0380401967
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- 1
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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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$15.00
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New York: Avon, 1978. First Avon Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. Fair. [10], 260 pages. Wraps. Some cover wear and page discoloration noted. front cover has been repaired with tape, small tear in rear cover and rear flyleaf, pages have darkened, marks on bottom edge). Michael David Herr[1] (April 13, 1940 - June 23, 2016) was an American writer… Read more about this item Item Price
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DISPATCHES
by Herr, Michael
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 0380019760
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- 1
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$4.50
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Avon Books. Very Good. 1978. Softcover. 0380019760 . Reprint. Light edge & corner wear, two small tears by spine. Interior pages clean & tight. "The best personal journal about war, any war, that any writer has ever accomplished....With uncanny precision it summons up the very essence of the war (Vietnam) - its space diction, its surreal … Read more about this item Item Price
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Dispatches (Press Copy)
by HERR, Michael
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1977
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- Publisher's cloth
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- 1
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Glendale, California, USA
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$350.00
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PRESS COPY WITH PUBLISHERS STATIONARY SHEET inserted. First edition. Slight soiling on top edge else fine in fine dust wrapper. One of the best books of the Vietnam War, a series of reports by the author who was a correspondent for *Esquire* magazine. Though consider part of the New Journalism movement, Herr readily acknowledged that many of the characters and… Read more about this item Item Price
$350.00

Dispatches
by Herr, Michael
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1977-10-11
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394417887
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- 1
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Burlington, Vermont, USA
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$10.00
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1977-10-11. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good dust jacket. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear Text. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire. Item Price
$10.00

Dispatches
by Herr, Michael
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0330255738
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$6.44
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Pan MacMillan, 1978. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
$6.44

Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green and the World he Created at Round Hill
by Bedell, Barbara Fortin
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 2003
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0974373109
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- 1
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south dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
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$129.99
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South Dartmouth, MA: Barbara Bedell, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. Col. Green was the son of the famous Hetty Green, the miserly "Witch of Wall Street." The Col. Green mansion is in South Dartmouth, MA, Round Hill. Vintage photos of the mansion, the radio station, blimps, yachts and more. Charles Lindbergh once landed a plane… Read more about this item Item Price
$129.99

Dispatches
by Herr, Michael
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Sixth Printing
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394417887
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- 1
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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$45.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. pp. 260. 8vo., measuring 6" x 8.75". Bound in quarter cloth over cream boards, bronze lettering to the spine and front board; untrimmed page edges. Lightest bumping to the spine ends and tips, else, extremities in near fine condition. Contents entirely without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dispatches
by Herr, Michael
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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$225.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First edition of Dispatches by Michael Herr.. Octavo, 260pp. Title in gilt on brown cloth spine, beige paper boards. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $8.95 retail price on front flap. Faint… Read more about this item Item Price
$225.00

Dispatches
by Michael Herr
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- Used
- Edition
- first
- Published
- 1991
- ISBN 10
- 0679735259
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Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
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$50.00
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small frays on cover. pages good
pp260 Item Price
$50.00

Dispatches. [hardcover - Seventh Printing].
by Herr, Michael.
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- Used - Near Fine/in Near Fine dj. Former owner's name neatly printed in pen on front free endpaper else a clean/tight/crisp copy. N
- Published
- 1978.
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- HARDCOVER.
- ISBN 10
- 0394417887
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- 1
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Beverly Hills, Florida, USA
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$37.00
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New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1978. HARDCOVER.. Near Fine/in Near Fine dj. Former owner's name neatly printed in pen on front free endpaper else a clean/tight/crisp copy. No cover wear, no spine creasing. Unlaminated jacket complete/clean/bright, NO tears. Small octavo. Gilt lettered tan boards & dark brown cloth back, gilt lettered spine. x.… Read more about this item Item Price
$37.00

Dispatches
by HERR, Michael
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$400.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. 260pp. Fine in an about fine dust jacket with slight toning. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip and sheet laid in. Author's first book. Item Price
$400.00

Dispatches
by Herr, Michael
- Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover; First Printing
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- 1
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East Northport, New York, USA
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$124.00
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NY: Alfred A. Knopf. VG+/VG+. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. True first edition, minor shelfwear in protected DJ. Small stain on FEP from sticker removal. ; 260 pages . Item Price
$124.00

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Dispatches (First Edition)
by Michael Herr
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1977
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$325.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition. First Edition. A foundational work of New Journalism, describing the author's experiences in Vietnam as a war correspondent for "Esquire."
Some paper residue on the top edge of the rear pastedown (see image), else Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Item Price
$325.00