First edition, first printing, by Charter Books in 1986. Based on Oliver Stone’s screenplay for the acclaimed Vietnam war film. This is a Book Club edition, which was the first hardback release of the book. It was originally published in paperback format. A near-fine copy. The dust jacket is bright and clean throughout, with some handling marks and surface scratches plus a small blue mark to the front panel. Text is clean and bright throughout with no writing or inscriptions.