(NY), Delacorte/Seymour Lawrence, (1972). The uncorrected proof copy of O'Brien's first book, printed using the title and subtitle that preceded its published title -- If I Die in a Combat Zone. Laid in is a letter from the publisher, Seymour Lawrence, to Peter Braestrup, a former war correspondent for The New York Times and The Washington Post, soliciting comments for the dust jacket. The proof is dated August 12, 1972; Lawrence's letter is dated October 12, 1972. The book was published in March, 1973. One of the scarcest proofs of this era: we have only seen one other copy of it, and that was in Tim O'Brien's own collection. Signed by the author.   [#911093] $12,500

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