The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
The English Patient is a 1992 novel by Sri Lankan-Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje. The story deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned English man, his Canadian nurse, an Italian thief, and an Indian sapper in the British Army as they live out the end of World War II in an Italian villa. The novel won the Canadian Governor General's Award and the Booker Prize for fiction.
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The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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Finghall, North Yorkshire, GBR
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine first edition, first impression... in Near Fine, unclipped DJ... just a little shelf wear to DJ and light bumping to spine
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The English Patient (signed)
by ONDAATJE, Michael
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Quinton, Northamptonshire, GBR
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Bloomsbury, 1992. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine blue boards with gilt spine lettering, blue silk ribbon marker, nice square binding, tiny bump at head of spine, pages very clean and white, a few small brown flecks on the lower text block. Signed by the author on the title page. The dustjacket is unclipped and pristine. A very nice copy, the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1992
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- 0771068867
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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$100.00
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Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1992. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Green boards. The spine is gilt-stamped. 307pps. There is a mild bump at the heel of the spine. Also, the original owner's name is stamped, with the date, at the top of the ffep. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading… Read more about this item Item Price
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The English Patient
by ONDAATJE, Michael
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- Fine
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$225.00
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(Toronto): McClelland and Stewart, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Canadian edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author. Inscribed by the author. Booker Prize winner, and basis for the excellent Anthony Minghella film with Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas. Item Price
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by Thomson, Hugh (Shakespeare)
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Lyndonville, New York, USA
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London: Hodder Stroughton. GOOD book. 1st ltd ed. FINE BUTouter upper hinge split. 11.5"x9". 1st ltd ed.. Hardcover. GOOD book. Full vellum. TEG. SIGNED, limited edition, #244/500. AS NEW text, tipped in plates & captioned tissue guards. 141pp. . Full vellum. Gilt lettered and elaborately decorated. Upper hinge split all the way through, inner hinge paper cracked. Other minor cover… Read more about this item Item Price
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The English Patient (Signed copy)
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1st
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 0679416781
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Burnaby, British Columbia, CAN
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$149.00
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Hardback
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Hardback. Very Good. Item Price
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The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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Palos Verdes Estates, California, USA
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$200.00
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Knopf, 1992. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The fourth novel by the Canadian author of THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BILLY THE KID and WARLIGHT, the story of four people in a deserted Italian villa during the final moments of World War II. Co-winner of the Booker Prize and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Near Fine
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- 1st UK Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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$95.26
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London: Bloomsbury, 1992. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Full navy cloth. Blue ribbon marker. 302 pp. Dust jacket has some light wear to extremities and a few small damp stains to covers. In The English Patient, Ondaatje weaves a complex tapestry as he follows the paths of four diverse lives caught and changed and inextricably connected… Read more about this item Item Price
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The English Patient.
by Ondaatje, Michael.
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- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 0679416781
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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$250.00
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New York: Knopf.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679416781 . First American edition. SIGNED by Michael Ondaatje on title page. Fine in fine dust jacket. Booker Prize winner and basis for the Academy Award winning film adaptation. ; 6" x 8 3/4" ; 307 pages . Item Price
$250.00

THE ENGLISH PATIENT
by ONDAATJE, Michael
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- Used - 8vo, 303pp. A good paperback copy with some light foxing and toning to paper stock. Binding very slightly canted. The occasional
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Camberwell, Victoria, AUS
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$65.08
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Bloomsbury, London. 1992. . 8vo, 303pp. A good paperback copy with some light foxing and toning to paper stock. Binding very slightly canted. The occasional editor's mark.. Uncorrected proof copy. Item Price
$65.08

The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used - very good
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- 1992
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- Undetermined
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- 074751254X
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$266.74
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London: Bloomsbury, 1992. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 5p.l,307,[1]pp. Octavo in original blue cloth, navy blue endpapers and dust jacket. Dust jacket with two closed tears. very good True 1st Edition of Ondaatje's third novel, which won both the Governor General's Award and the Man Booker Prize. The film adaptation won the Oscar for Best Picture… Read more about this item Item Price
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The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Paperback
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
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The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 074751254x
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Auckland, NZL
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$75.00
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London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury, 1992. First British. The novel won the Canadian Governor General's Award and the Booker Prize for fiction. The novel was adapted into an award-winning film of the same name in 1996. "The story deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned English accented Hungarian man, his Canadian nurse, a Canadian-Italian thief, and an Indian… Read more about this item Item Price
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The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 074751254X
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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London: Bloomsbury, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing (correct number string) large octavo hardback, 307pp. Fine condition Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Blue silk place ribbon. Dust jacket illustrated and unclipped, in Very Good condition No inscriptions
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The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
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- Used - Good Condition
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 074751254X
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Mona Vale, New South Wales, AUS
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$13.02
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Bloomsbury, UK, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Book Fourth printing. Size: Large 8vo ( 9 to 11 inches). Item Type: Book. Text body is clean and unmarked. Binding tight, spine fine. Scattered foxing to book and dust jacket. ISBN: 074751254X. ISBN/EAN: 9780747512547.. 9780747512547 Item Price
$13.02

The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good +
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- First Edition, 3rd Printing
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- 1992
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- Blue Cloth
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, CAN
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$495.00
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London: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd., 1992. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Blue Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Setting is towards the end of WW II in a northern Italian villa as ' The English patient ' recovers from serious burns. 302 pp. plus Acknowledgements. Blue cloth covered boards have… Read more about this item Item Price
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The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used
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- First Canadian edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0771068867
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
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$15.00
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1992. First Canadian edition. Hardcover. pp. 307. 8vo. Ink name to ffep; near fine in very good+ dustjacket.
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$15.00

The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje
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- 2004
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- TRADE PAPERBACK
- ISBN 10
- 0747572593
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Port Neches, Texas, USA
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$7.95
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Bloomsbury Usa. Bloomsbury Paperbacks 2004 Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover has no rips or creases. Spine is uncreased. Book Condition: Very Good . 2004. TRADE PAPERBACK. Item Price
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The English Patient
by Ondaatje, Michael
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- Used - very good
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 074751254X
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$266.74
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London: Bloomsbury, 1992. Hardcover. very good. 1st Edition. 5p.l,307,[1]pp. Octavo in original blue cloth, navy blue endpapers and dust jacket. Tight, clean copy. very good True 1st Edition. 1992 Item Price
$266.74