Halberstam, David

THE TEAMMATES: A PORTRAIT OF A FRIENDSHIP [Signed]

New York: Hyperion, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 217 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. White and black spine with white and black titling. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar cover, price uncut "U.S. $22.95/Canada $33.95", has light shelving wear. Boards and textblock have minimal shelf wear. Inscribed "For Neil, Of all those moments in my life, the time in Vietnam + my good fortune to work with you, are the things I'm proudest of now 40 years later. With [illegible] affection and gratitude" dated "April 15, 2003" and signed "David" on the title page. Includes handwritten card: "The First Copy!" laid-in. Shelved in Case 1 1/2.

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Shelved Dupont Bookstore

Price: $1,500

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David Halberstam (1934-2007) was an American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, the Civil Rights Movement, and later, sports journalism. He won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1964. Halberstam, along with Neil Sheehan, Malcolm Brown, and Peter Arnett, are considered the core group of young reporters telling the unfiltered truth from Vietnam, regardless of official government position.
David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan were close friends and journalists who first met as young reporters covering the Vietnam War in the early 1960s. United by a commitment to independent reporting and a willingness to challenge official narratives, both men questioned optimistic U.S. assessments of the conflict, often at considerable professional risk. Their shared experiences in Vietnam forged a deep friendship and enduring respect for one another’s work. Their long-lasting friendship is reflected in the dedication of Halberstam’s book “The Teammates”, which reads: “For my own beloved teammate, Neil Sheehan.”

Second Story Books is honored to offer this item from the personal collection of Neil and Susan Sheehan. Neil Sheehan (1936–2021) and Susan Sheehan (1937-2026) were a distinguished husband-and-wife team whose careers helped define American literary journalism in the second half of the twentieth century. Neil Sheehan, a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for The New York Times, is best known for his role in bringing the Pentagon Papers to public attention and for his landmark book "A Bright Shining Lie", while Susan Sheehan built a parallel reputation as a leading voice at The New Yorker, crafting deeply reported narrative nonfiction on subjects ranging from mental health to social institutions, earning her own Pulitzer Prize in 1983. Their longstanding ties to major publications, particularly The New Yorker, placed them at the center of an influential cultural and intellectual network, and the books from their library carry added provenance through this close connection to the magazine’s editorial and artistic community.