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Ninth Printing, February 1993. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in Near Fine condition. Erstwhile remainder has red stripe on tail edge spine, slight specks on cloth spine, o/w unmarked. Winner of the 1992 Booker Prize. "During the final moments of World War II, in a deserted Italian villa, four people come together: a young nurse, her will broken, all her energy focussed on her last, dying patient, a man in whom she has seen something 'she wanted to learn, to grow into and hide in' . . . the patient: an unknown Englishman, survivor of a plane crash, his mind awash with a life's worth of secrets and passions . . . a thief whose 'skills' have made him one of the war's heroes, and one of its casualties . . . an Indian soldier in the British army, an expert at bomb disposal whose three years at war have taught him that 'the only thing safe is himself.' [] Slowly, they begin to reveal themselves to each other, the stories of their pasts and of the present unfolding in scene after haunting scene, taking us into the Sahara, the English countryside, down the streets of London during the Blitz, into the makeshift army hospitals of Italy, and through the battered gardens and rooms of the villa. And with these stories, Ondaatje weaves a complex tapestry of image and emotion, recollection and observation: the paths and details of four diverse lives caught and changed and now inextricably connected by the brutal, improbable circumstances of war." [jacket copy] "THE ENGLISH PATIENT by Michael Ondaatje wears the triple crown: it is profound, beautiful and heart-quickening."--Toni Morrison. "In this masterful novel, Michael Ondaatje weaves a beautiful and light-handed prose through the mingled histories of people caught up in love and war. A rich and compelling work of fiction."--Don DeLillo. "THE ENGLISH PATIENT is an exotic, consuming, and richly inspired novel of passion. In its elegance and its satisfactions it resembles no book I know."--Richard Ford. Bright hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp deckle edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in an intact NF jacket; a typically Fine Knopf production.

302 pages. 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!

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.

True first edition, first printing. States first edition on cp with no later printings indicated. Book Is Free of former owner writing or bookplates. Near fine in near fine Non price clipped ($21.00) first state jacket: Dust Jacket (price of $21, date 10/92 on lower rear flap, and review comments by just Morrison, DeLillo and Ford). Tight clean book with minor push to bottom edges and minor push on several bottom margins in front of book, not a major issue. THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC; 8vo.

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: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First American Edition, First printing. Fine/Near Fine. Clean stated first edition in unchipped dust jacket. Very clean beige paper-covered boards with beige cloth spine, metallic lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean red endpapers-no names, writing or marks. 307 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, small price clip (partially showing $) at top corner of front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Four people come together during the final days of World War II in a deserted Italian villa, where the stories of their past and present begin to reveal themselves to each other. A beautifully written and haunting story, made into a highly successful film (1996) starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe. The film won nine Oscars, including best motion picture.

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!

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.

F/F-. 8vo. original blue boards gilt in dustwrapper priced £14.99 net (a trifle rubbed and nicked, occ. slight marks); pp. [x], 310 (last blank). A fine copy of the true first edition (10987654321) in the first state dustwrapper.