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.
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.
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.
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1992. Bound in tan cloth over tan boards, stamped in gold in illustrated dust jacket. A tight clean copy in bright dustwrapper. Winner of the Booker Prize. The first U.S. edition. Signed on the title page (signature only) in person by Mr. Ondaatje in October 2003. 302 pp. Basis for the hit film of the same name.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Condition: Near Fine; This is the Uncorrected Proof. Plain printed yellow wraps(softcover) with black printing on cover and spine. Condition is Near Fine with just a touch of wear. Clean covers and pages.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. pp. 307. Small 8vo., measuring 6" x 8.5". Publisher's quarter tan-cloth over like boards, bronze lettering to the spine and front board, red endpapers, untrimmed page edges, publisher's gray topstain. Excepting light bumps to the head-and-tail of spine, extremities remain very well-preserved. Neat ink name and date to the ffep, else, contents without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; very good+ and housed in very good+ unclipped very lightly rubbed dustjacket (now housed in protective mylar cover). Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page.
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