The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios and Other Stories
by Martel, Yann
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0571168884
- ISBN 13
- 9780571168880
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber. Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0571168884 . FIRST EDITION, FIRST Impression with the Correct Printer's Key - 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The FIRST book by the Booker Prize-winning Author of 'Life of Pi' and published First here in the UK and simultaneously with the First Canadian Knopf Edition. Black boards with bright white titling to the spine. In the original publisher's decorated dustjacket. The dustjacket is Not clipped, but there is one small closed tear, now neatly repaired to the reverse of the dustjacket with clear archival tape. The dustjacket is a little scuffed, mainly to the extremities - the corners and the head/tail of the spine, etc, - but the 'rubbed' edges are now 'tinted' to match and in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and the d/j looks Very Good Plus. The page fore-edges/paper are/is uniformly lightly browned. NO Inscriptions or Marks. The book is unread. (6) + 232 pp. Overall, apart from the minor edge-wear to the dustjacket as noted above, this is a Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. Images available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963 of peripatetic Canadian parents. He grew up in Alaska, British Columbia, Costa Rica, France, Ontario and Mexico, and has continued travelling as an adult, spending time in Iran, Turkey and India. After studying philosophy at Trent University and while doing various odd jobs—tree planting, dishwashing, working as a security guard—he began to write. He is the prize-winning author of The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, a collection of short stories, and of Self , a novel, both of them published internationally. He has been living from his writing since the age of 27. He divides his time between yoga, writing and volunteering in a palliative care unit. Yann Martel lives in Montreal.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 111914
- Title
- The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios and Other Stories
- Author
- Martel, Yann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0571168884
- ISBN 13
- 9780571168880
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- 0571168884, The Facts Behind The Helsinki Roccamatios And Other Stories; Yann Martel;, The Life Of PI Award Winning Author; Canadian Author;, The First Book By The Booker Prize-winning Author Of 'life Of Pi' And , Published First Here And Simultan
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Sci-Fi/Fantasy; American Literature; N & S. America/ USA;
Terms of Sale
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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