Commitments by Doyle Roddy, Signed (8 results)

Soft Cover, Pictorial Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket as Issued. Author inscribed "For Chuck 13/1/'95" and then signed. Some edge/corner wear and creasing. The 1993 re-issue. Dust jacket protected by a removable Crystal cover. Inscribed By Author on Title P.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First printing of first edition thus as omnibus edition, signed by Doyle to title page. Stock lightly toned, commensurate with paper quality, but otherwise all in VG+, crisp, clean and bright internal order. Notes in ink to rear free endpaper verso. Light shelfwear only to smart blue boards with bright silver titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j has some edgewear, surface wear and a closed tear at head of spine, with internal repairs. Value would be enhanced by replacing this. 8vo. [6] 633pp. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2nd printing (1992). 633pp. Flat SIGNED on title page by the author and also Barrytown Trilogy film series producer Lynda Miles (b.1947). VG/VG copy, binding square and tight, bottom edge a little rubbed and worn, bottom page edge grubby, pages tanned, jacket lightly edge worn, hint of sunning to spine, price-clipped, now preserved in archival jacket protector. Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. First Edition thus, First Printing. Octavo, 165 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is white and green with white and blue lettering. Wraps have mild soiling and scuffing along rear cover, has mild shelving wear along extremities. Textblock edges have mild age-toning. Signed flat on title page by Roddy Doyle. Shelved Room C. 1398099. Special Collections.

paperback. Condition: Very Good in Wrappers. No Jacket. First Edition. New York. 1989. July 1989. Vintage Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0679721746. Paperback Original. 166 pages. paperback. Cover design by Lorraine Louie. Cover illustration by Jose Cruz, Inset of James Brown by Roy Pendleton, Push Pin Associates. Signed by the Author. keywords: Europe Ireland Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION - Take a group of fame-starved, working-class Irish youths who call themselves The Commitments, give them a paradoxical passion for the music of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, and a mission - to bring Soul to Dublin - and you have the makings of one of the most engaging and believable novels about rock 'n' roll ever written, a book whose brashness and originality have won it mainstream acclaim and underground cachet. Roddy Doyle, a young Dubliner, writes about the band with a fan's enthusiasm, about his city with a native's cheerful knowingness. His book captures all the shadings of the rock experience: ambition, greed, and egotism and the redeeming, exhilarating joy of making music. 'Young, feisty, funky, rude. .and great fun, THE COMMITMENTS acquits itself perfectly in the torrid zone of The Rock Novel [and] is a contender for the funniest debut of the year. .as sharp as a Stanley knife.' - TIME OUT. A VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES ORIGINAL. inventory #26093. Signed by the Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing softcover of the author's first book in Fine condition. This book led to the renowned movie by the same name. Signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. London. 1992. Secker & Warburg. 1st British Edition of This Collection. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0436201216. 633 pages. hardcover. Signed by the Author. keywords: Europe Ireland Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION - Together in one volume, this book contains Roddy Doyle's trilogy about the Rabbitte family of Barrytown, north Dublin. The Commitments was a major film of 1991, The Snapper is currently being filmed and The Van was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize. inventory #27107 Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. Signed by the Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A complete set of The Commitments.All are FIRST PRINTINGS.Vol.1:The Commitments published as wraps by King Farouk,Dublin in 1987.The BOOK is in VERY GOOD condition and is tight.It shows signs of having been read with mild creasing to some of the pages.There are signs of edge wear with the covers being lightly creased,scratched and rubbed in places especially on the spine and the spine folds.Doyle's first book,published by a little known Dublin publisher in the absence of any other takers.A very small number were published and due to the cheap production and binding,the book was prone to fall apart as it was read!Scarce to find in any collectible condition.Vol. 2:The Commitments published by Heinemann as wraps in 1988 - the First UK edition.The book is in near FINE condition with early page edge tanning.Vol.3: The Snapper published by Secker and Warburg in 1990.The BOOK and WRAPPER are in near FINE condition.The nicest copy of this title we have dealt with in over 10 years.Vol.4:The Van published by Secker and Warburg in 1991.The BOOK and WRAPPER are in near FINE condition.The book shows early tanning of the page edges.Vol.5: The Guts published by Jonathan Cape in 2013.The BOOK and WRAPPER are in FINE condition.All wrappers are in protected in removable Brodart archival protectors.All 5 books have been SIGNED by RODDY DOYLE to the title page and a ticket for the signing event accompanies this set as provenance.The complete editions set of the famed COMMITMENTS series which have been very successfully filmed and have also recently been made into a West End musical.Accompanied by the rare 'The Commitments Movie Press Kit 1991': Information booklet,12 lobby cards,4 postcards, synopsis and Press information all housed in a card walletAll in MINT condition apart from the wallets which has some shelf wear.Roddy Doyle went on to win the BOOKER prize.A very collectible set and scarce with such attributes.More images available on request. ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact. Signed by Author(s).