New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1975). First Edition. Hardcover. 0399114629 . [nice solid copy, light fading to cloth at top/bottom edges, also on spine (with faint "shadow" of lettering on spine of jacket), very minor soiling to bottom edge; jacket very slightly browned, otherwise clean and attractive]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on ffep in the year of publication; the inscription is to a colleague (or agent?) who the author thanks for "paving the way for me at Putnam's....and for spreading [the book] through the stores all over town." The author's first novel, about "four distinctly American young men who are drawn together by the shared frustrations of army base life and volunteer as a unit for combat service" in Vietnam. [NOTE that the jacket and the book carry different ISBNs, with the one on the jacket being correct.] Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: ReadInk (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 14531
Title: American Boys [*SIGNED*]
Author: Smith, Steven Phillip
Illustrator: (dj design) Mike Stromberg
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dj
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0399114629
ISBN 13: 9780399114625
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: (c.1975)
Keywords: 0399114629, First Novel, United States Army, Signed

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