The Commitments
by DOYLE, Roddy
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Vintage, 1989. The true first U.S. edition of this, the author's notable first novel. Doyle went on to win the Booker Award for "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha". Unusually, tight, clean copy. A Vintage Contemporaries Original.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
Synopsis
RODDY DOYLE was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of nine acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper , and The Van , two collections of short stories, Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents, and most recently, Two Pints, a collection of dialogues. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. The Commitments was adapted into a hit film in the 1990s and is now a West End show.
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- Bookseller
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000943
- Title
- The Commitments
- Author
- DOYLE, Roddy
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1989
- Bookseller catalogs
- Catalog;
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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