Better Times Than These

New York: Summit Books, 1978. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Advance Reading Copy. Printed wrappers. Creasing and edgewear thus very good. A Vietnam War novel, the first book by the author who went on to write *Forrest Gump*. Inscribed by Groom to Gloria Jones, widow of his friend James Jones: "To Gloria - You'll get the nice copy later, but I wanted you to have this one now. It's special and so are you - all love, Winston April, 1978." A sort of dedication copy. The book was dedicated to both Groom's father, and to James Jones, who had died in 1977.