9781920769000 - Shantaram 1st British Edition by Gregory David Roberts (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Inscription to frontis page.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Excellent apart from some slight tanning on the side of the text block and some minor edgewear to the hard covers. Slight smudge to the endpaper. 1280.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover. 936 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Scribe Publications, Australia, 2003. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping and superficial wear. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Shantaram is a novel based on the life of the author, Gregory David Roberts. In 1978 Roberts was sentenced to 19 years imprisonment as punishment for a series of robberies. In July 1980 he escaped from Victoria's maximum security prison in broad daylight, thereby becoming one of Australia's most wanted men for what turned out to be the next ten years. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Action & Adventure; ISBN: 1920769005. ISBN/EAN: 9781920769000. Inventory No: 24040031. This item is heavy and may require additional shipping costs for destinations outside Australia.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition hardback, with dust wrapper. Red boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Boards are a little rubbed all over. Head and tail of spine worn and slightly bumped. Page edges are well discoloured-- mostly at the head edge. Free endpapers, pastedowns and most pages throughout are discoloured due to age. Binding is neat and tidy, this book is in good condition. The dustjacket is rubbed and well thumbed at the edges. Creased towards some edges and corners. Some discolouration front and back. The back cover bears some scuffing and light scratches. Spine sunned. Head and tail of spine bears some wear and tear. Otherwise dustjacket is in good condition. *We try to describe the faults of our books meticulously - they often present better than they sound. This book weighs over 1kg and will attract extra postage to destinations outside of Australia. Please contact bookseller for postage quote.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket very slightly edgeworn.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. light wear to top fore edge of jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st state first edition with black and white portrait of the Authour on the rear dj flap. Dj light creased with a ruffled top edge no tears. The book is lightly bumped to the corners. No internal markings . Almost near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book is in very good unmarked condition with light spotting to head of page block. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Dust jacket condition preserved within new clear plastic non-adhesive removable covering. The FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION with all first edition points, as follows: facsimile handwriting to rear panel of dustjacket (the author's longhand version of the book's first paragraph); the words 'Scribe' and 'Melbourne' NOT in brackets on the rear inner dustjacket flap (the word 'Melbourne' does not appear below 'Scribe' in the reprint); close-up b&w photo of author in white shirt on rear inner dustjacket flap; copyright page states "First published in Australia and New Zealand by Scribe Publications 2003" (& no additional reprint details, nor numbers indicating print run). In the reprints the bold brackets were added to the word 'Scribe' on the rear inner dustjacket flap, plus the photograph of the author is a different shot from the first printing (the reprint shows the author face-on with a slight smile, whereas for the first edition the author has turned his head toward the camera & is not smiling). The author photograph is by Maurice Grant-Drew in both the first edition & reprints. The Australian edition preceded all others, & was first published in 2003, followed by the US & UK editions, which both appeared in 2004. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 936 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australia; History. ISBN: 1920769005. ISBN/EAN: 9781920769000. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50818.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. TRUE FIRST EDITION. The FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION with all first edition points, as follows: facsimile handwriting to rear panel of dustjacket (the author's longhand version of the book's first paragraph); the words 'Scribe' and 'Melbourne' NOT in brackets on the rear inner dustjacket flap (the word 'Melbourne' does not appear below 'Scribe' in the reprint); close-up b&w photo of author in white shirt on rear inner dustjacket flap; copyright page states "First published in Australia and New Zealand by Scribe Publications 2003" (& no additional reprint details, nor numbers indicating print run). In the reprints the bold brackets were added to the word 'Scribe' on the rear inner dustjacket flap, plus the photograph of the author is a different shot from the first printing (the reprint shows the author face-on with a slight smile, whereas for the first edition the author has turned his head toward the camera & is not smiling). The author photograph is by Maurice Grant-Drew in both the first edition & reprints. The Australian edition preceded all others, & was first published in 2003, followed by the US & UK editions, which both appeared in 2004. Edited by Margot Rosenbloom. Designed by Miriam Rosenbloom. Printed in Australia by Griffin Press. From front panel of dustjacket: "He was Australia's most wanted man. Now he's written Australia's most wanted novel". Author's first book. Bound in original red boards with bright silver lettering to spine, pale green endpapers, in publisher's unclipped pictorial dustjacket. Barely noticeable handling wear, otherwise FINE. An exceptionally nice clean tight solid hardcover copy. The dustjacket is now protected in a removable clear mylar cover. 936pp. Scarce TRUE FIRST EDITION in collectable condition. RARE.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. All orders are dispatched within one working day from our UK warehouse. We've been selling books online since 2004! We have over 750,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. The dust jacket is the first state.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A First Edition, First Printing. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. The true first edition, published in Australia before the British edition, and with the following first printing points: The copyright page states "First published.", the publisher's name "Scribe" appears at the bottom of the rear flap (without brackets), as does the word "Melbourne". Volume appears unread and is fine. Jacket with faint foxing on the verso, extremely ;light wear to the spine ends, and a closed tiny teat a the top rear flap corner.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Melbourne: Scribe [2003]. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Very fine/very fine in all respects. A new unread copy. This is the Australian edition, the true first edition in English, prior to the U.K. edition. The first is a projected series of four books based on the author's life experiences. This is the first state of the book. The first issue points are as follows: (1) The copyright page states: 'First Published in Australia and New Zealand by Scribe Publications 2003' (and there are no numbers indicating a print run, i.e., 123456789); (2) the correct author photo appears on the dust jacket, featuring the author in a white shirt (another photo was substituted in reprinted editions); (3) word SCRIBE on the inside rear dust jacket flap is not contained in brackets, as is the case in the reprint editions; and (4) the word MELBOURNE appears on rear inside dust jacket flap in this first state dust jacket (it does not appear in reprint editions).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. The true first edition, published in Australia before the British edition, and with the following first printing points: The copyright page states "First published.", the publisher's name "Scribe" appears at the bottom of the rear flap (without brackets), as does the word "Melbourne". Inscribed very nicely by the author: "Love the truth and be true to love, Gregory Roberts, August 2003". Top edge a trifle dusty, else volume near fine. Jacket without flaw. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The ultimate collectable copy of Shantaram. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author, TRUE FIRST EDITION with 7 ADDITIONAL ITEMS laid-in, including original INVITATION to the BOOK LAUNCH, plus reviews & articles (full details below). SIGNED & INSCRIBED by author Gregory David Roberts in black ink on half-title page: "Linda, whose eyes race her lips to the smile and always win, and win our hearts as well. With love, Greg Roberts, August 2003". The florid inscription covers most of the page. The invitation is dated 9 August 2003, so presumably inscribed by the author at the book's launch. The FIRST AUSTRALIAN EDITION with all first edition points, as follows: facsimile handwriting to rear panel of dustjacket (the author's longhand version of the book's first paragraph); the words 'Scribe' and 'Melbourne' NOT in brackets on the rear inner dustjacket flap (the word 'Melbourne' does not appear below 'Scribe' in the reprint); close-up b&w photo of author in white shirt on rear inner dustjacket flap; copyright page states "First published in Australia and New Zealand by Scribe Publications 2003" (& no additional reprint details, nor numbers indicating print run). In the reprints the bold brackets were added to the word 'Scribe' on the rear inner dustjacket flap, plus the photograph of the author is a different shot from the first printing (the reprint shows the author face-on with a slight smile, whereas for the first edition the author has turned his head toward the camera & is not smiling). The author photograph is by Maurice Grant-Drew in both the first edition & reprints. The Australian edition preceded all others, & was first published in 2003, followed by the US & UK editions, which both appeared in 2004. This copy also includes SEVEN ADDITIONAL ITEMS laid in, as follows: *1 - INVITATION to the BOOK LAUNCH (oblong double-sided printed invitation on card stock, 10 x 21cm, recto printed with the red & blue illustration from the book's front cover, verso printed with: "Scribe Publications invites you to the launch by Peter Craven & Mark Mitchell of Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts - Shamiana Restaurant, 420 Lonsdale St., Melbourne, 8.00pm on Saturday, 9 August 2003"); *2 - Cover-story article from The Age Magazine Good Weekend, August 9, 2003, the same day as the book's launch (article by Andrew Rule which includes the front cover + 4 full-pages with colour & b&w photographs); *3 - Profile article from The Weekend Australian, August 9-10, 2003 (full-page article by Cameron Stewart with colour photograph of the author, also dated the same weekend as the book's launch); *4 - Contemporary review of the book from The Age newspaper (large half-page review by Cameron Woodhead, not dated, but presumably also August 2003, with a b&w photograph of the author); *5 - Article from Who magazine, 25 August 2003 (two-page article by Craig Henderson with colour & b&w photographs); *6 - Article from The Age online, 12/10/2004 regarding Johnny Depp to produce & star in the movie version (single page printed from the internet); *7 - Short article from Guardian Unlimited, 14/12/2004 (single page printed from the internet). Shantaram is edited by Margot Rosenbloom. Designed by Miriam Rosenbloom. Printed in Australia by Griffin Press. From front panel of dustjacket: "He was Australia's most wanted man. Now he's written Australia's most wanted novel". Author's first book. Bound in original red boards with bright silver lettering to spine, pale green endpapers, in publisher's unclipped pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is now protected in a removable clear Bro-dart cover. Barely a trace of shelfwear to the dustjacket, faint pencil-ghosting of former dealer's description to upper corner of half-title page, otherwise an exceptionally nice clean tight solid hardcover copy. 936pp. Scarce TRUE FIRST EDITION in collectable condition, RARE UNIQUE SIGNED COPY with additional related material laid in. Signed by Author(s).