Search results 163 Found

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!

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.

Quarter bound gray cloth, 307pp. Gently read copy. Dustjacket price $21.00. Winner of the 1992 Booker Award. Basis for award-winning film.

Alfred A. Knopf. DJ in archival cover. Stated first edition. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1992.

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.

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.

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.

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.