New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Hardcover. near fine. 1st American Edition. 307pp. Octavo. Tan cloth with bronze lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacket. Tight, bright, clean copy. Red endpapers. Previous owner's gift inscription inside front cover. near fine 1st American Edition of the Canadian classic. 1992
New York. 1992. October 1992. Knopf. Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in Wrappers. 0679416781. Booker Prize Winner. 304 pages. paperback. Signed by the Author. keywords: Canada Literature Sri Lanka World Literature. DESCRIPTION-With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio; the wary sapper, Kip: each is haunted by the riddle of the English patient, the nameless, burned man who lies in an upstairs room and whose memories of passion, betrayal, and rescue illuminates this book like flashes of heat lightening. inventory #17256.
First American edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Chip Kidd. His 8th book & 5th work of fiction. He won the 1992 Booker Prize for this book. It was the basis for the 1996 film which received 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Director. As new book in an as new dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
This is a stated First Edition. The Book is in Fne condition with the slightest of edge wear. Page tops tinted grey. The binding is snug and square. The DJ is in Near Fine condition with bump to to corner. Yhe DJ is not price clipped. A collectible piece. Please see the attached photo of the book and email any questions.
VG+/VG. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (gift inscription to half title, else fine) in dustwrapper priced £14.99 net (top edge rubbed with a couple of short closed tears, original bookseller's label to rear panel); pp. [x], 310 (last blank). A very good copy of the true first edition (10987654321] in the first state dustwrapper.
First American Edition. Near fine in a virtually fine DJ. (Faint damp stain at upper edge of cloth on rear cover. Tiny spot on last blank. Faint stain on inside of DJ. Not discernable from reverse. Trace of faint foxing at edges. ) Booker Prize winning novel & basis for the Oscar winning film.
PHOTO AND VIDEO OF PAGES TAKEN TO SHOW CONDITION PRIOR TO SHIPPING; 2nd Printing, DJ Protected by plastic DJ since new PHOTOS EMAILED WHEN REQUESTED"PHOTOS EMAILED FOR MORE SPECIFICS WHEN REQUESTED; Signed by Author.
First Edition stated on verso of title page; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean, unread copy in collectible condition; please note that this is an uncorrected proof copy.
New York, NY: Knopf Publishing Group, 1992. First edition. 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine in very good dust jacket. SIGNED by author on title page (signature only). 1st edition, 10th printing. Dust jacket has mild edgewear and a closed tear at the top of the front panel. Book has minor softening to the base of the spine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 307 p. Audience: General/trade. Previous owner's name and blindstamp on the first free endpaper. The Booker Prize-winning novel and basis for the movie by the same name by the Sri Lanka Ratna-winning author (an Officer of the Order of Canada) of 'The Cat's Table' and 'Anil's Ghost'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. (USA) Stated first edition, SIGNED BY AUTHOR in his characteristic squiggle, under his name to the title page, no other markings, the top edge of pages have faint spots to the edge dye, there is a hint of spine slant to the bottom part of the book at the spine, otherwsie Very Good in unclipped Very Good dust jacket in mylar sleeve. Boards, 307pp, The novel tells the story of four people who find themselves in an abandoned villa in northern Italy in the last months of World War II. It is the basis of the 1996 British-American epic romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella (1.9 JM LVR 200/c4. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. 1st American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.
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gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.