Pre-War book (Fallout: New Vegas)

A pre-War book is a book that has not been destroyed, burned, or otherwise rendered unreadable. In Fallout: New Vegas, the books are extremely common, unlike in Fallout 3, and come in a variety of colors, sizes, and overall variants.

Gameplay
Pre-War books are a common item within the Mojave Wasteland and can be found inside most occupied dwellings. They are one of the first miscellaneous items the player character is likely to encounter in bulk (28 of them are located inside Doc Mitchell's house).

There are nine varieties of pre-War books, with four different color patterns and two different sizes. Although most varieties of pre-War books are worth one bottle cap, a relatively "rare" variety of blue pre-War book is worth five.

In the Old World Blues add-on, the Book Chute can turn them into blank books, subsequently used for making skill books.

Locations
The G.E.C.K. shows that there are 960 pre-War books in the game, 1184 with add-ons. Not all of them are obtainable due to their placement.

Rare blue
The rare blue version appears only five times in the base game, and two more in Honest Hearts. Lonesome Road adds a repeatable script after the main quest is finished.


 * A few Vault 21 lockers.
 * Sold by Sarah Weintraub in Vault 21 and Ralph of Mick & Ralph's.
 * One is available every three days from Ulysses, if he is alive after the completion of Lonesome Road.

Green
The green version appears 71 times in the base game, 39 in Dead Money, and five in Old World Blues.

Sold by The Sink.

Brown
The brown version appears 309 times in the base game, 19 in Dead Money, 13 in Old World Blues, and ten in Lonesome Road.

Blue
The blue version appears 156 times in the base game, eight in Dead Money, five in Old World Blues, and ten in Lonesome Road.

Large green
The large green version appears 63 times in the base game, three in Dead Money, one in Old World Blues, and one in Lonesome Road.

Large brown/blue
The large brown/blue version appears 61 times in the base game, seven in Dead Money, four in Old World Blues, and three in Lonesome Road.

Large brown
The large brown version appears 41 times in the base game, nine in Dead Money, 11 in Old World Blues, and three in Lonesome Road.

Large blue
The large blue version appears 55 times in the base game, one in Dead Money, three in Old World Blues, and one in Lonesome Road.

Brown/blue
The brown/blue version appears 199 times in the base game, 42 in Dead Money, 16 in Old World Blues, and 13 in Lonesome Road.