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.

Characteristics
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 is likely to encounter in bulk (28 of them are located inside Doc Mitchell's house). There are 9 varieties of pre-War books, with 4 different color patterns and 2 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 add-on Old World Blues, you can take them to the Book Chute and have them turned to blank books used for making skill books.

Locations
The G.E.C.K. shows that there are 961 pre-War books in the game, 1190 with add-ons. Not all of them are obtainable due to their placement.

Rare blue
The rare blue version ("PreWarBook") appears only 5 times in the base game, and 2 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 survives to scavenge The Divide for you.

Green
The green version ("BookGeneric01") appears 71 times in the base game, 39 in Dead Money, and 5 in Old World Blues.


 * Sold by The Sink.

Brown
The brown version ("BookGeneric03b") appears 309 times in the base game, 19 in Dead Money, 13 in Old World Blues, and 10 in Lonesome Road.

Blue
The blue version ("BookGeneric04b") appears 156 times in the base game, 8 in Dead Money, 5 in Old World Blues, and 10 in Lonesome Road.

Large green
The large green version ("BookGeneric05b") appears 63 times in the base game, 3 in Dead Money, 1 in Old World Blues, and 1 in Lonesome Road.

Large brown/blue
The large brown/blue version ("BookGeneric06b") appears 61 times in the base game, 7 in Dead Money, 4 in Old World Blues, and 3 in Lonesome Road.

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