Dispatches

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); beige paper-covered boards and dark brown cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in copper on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [x],[3],4-260,[2]pp. Trivial wear to backstrip, previous owner's name to front endpaper, else Near Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, price-clipped, with a tiny nick to lower rear flap fold. Herr's memoir chronicling his experiences as a war correspondent for Esquire during the Vietnam War, a cornerstone of the literature from this period.