Pre-War book (Fallout: New Vegas)

A Pre-War Book is a book that has not been destroyed. It is a fairly rare item, desired by the Capital Wasteland Brotherhood of Steel. Specifically, the Brotherhood Scribe Yearling, located within the Arlington Library, will reward you with 10 XP and 100 bottle caps per book for contributing these to their archives. See Yearning for Learning: Scribe Pre-War Books.

NOTE: Crazy Wolfgang and a few other vendors may sell a "false" Pre-War Book Once you fully invest in his inventory, Wolfgang will begin to carry them. Books that can be turned in have a value of 1, a green cover, and show a special "Book" icon, while Wolfgang's books have a value of 5, a blue cover, and appear with the "Junk" icon in your inventory. These "false" Pre-War Books can be found throughout the wasteland as well.

Locations
G.E.C.K. shows that there are 111 Pre-War Books ("BookGeneric01") in the game. The links below often tell you where to find them: