Commitments by Roddy Doyle, First Edition (33 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION, 5TH PRINTING. Book has minor wear from reading or handling, mostly around the edges. No markings, tears, corner creases or other defects noted. Providing superior service since 2001. Dropshippers heartily welcomed.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First American edition. 8vo. Illustrated wrappers, with cover design by Lorraine Louie. 165 pages. No names or marks. A Vintage Contemporaries Original. Stated "First Vintage Contemporaries Edition, 1989" (and with number line ending in "1"). A crisp, unmarked, as new copy, with sharp corners.

Condition: Good. Bon état. poche. 1997. Broché. 176 pages. Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing - First Thus. 633 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. These are the author's first three novels, all in a single volume: The Commitments; The Snapper; and The Van. Size: 8vo. Book.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1992 First Thus. Very good in like jacket. FFEP signed by previous owner, author John Metcalf. Minor toning to block. Minor edgewear to head and foot of spine. Jacket is showing very minor edgewear. Unclipped jacket. A tight copy.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First American edition. A paperback original. About fine in trade-size pictorial paperback wrappers. Basis for the film adaptation. Author's FIRST book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Thus UK Edition. First thus(UK) published in 1988, the year after the Dublin King Farouk ed. Previous owner's name and no. written on top of title page in biro. Edge of rear cover a little scuffed. Else good. Paperbac k.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. pp 165.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition. Paperback. 19.5x 12.5cm, 165pp. This paperback was the first UK issue of The Commitments, after Dublin's King Farouk edition of 1987. The Commitments are a band with a mission: bringing soul to Dublin. Led by Jimmy Rabitte, a young man with ambition, coached by Joey "The Lips" Fagan, an old man with a trumpet, protected by Mickah Wallace, owner of the most feared forehead in Barrytown. Condition: Good condition, but the pages are quite heavily tanned, and with light wear to the spine.

Condition: As New. Envoi rapide comme neuf livre en français. 2x22x14cm. 1996. Broché. As New.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition / 1st printing paperback. No hardback issued. Gift inscription to pre-title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of this Omnibus Edition. Tanning to the text edges. This book will require additional postage.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 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.

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).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo (large). Blue cloth, silver lettered spine, 633. Fine in a fine d/w. A trio of successful, humorous novels set in Barrytown, North Dublin.

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: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bumped at head of spine. Some wear to cover - otherwise very good. See photos.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. From the original small print run. A fine first edition, first impression, very first printing of Roddy Doyles signed first book THE COMMITMENTS in card covers published without a dust jacket, in Ireland by Roddy doyle himself as King Farouk Publishing in 1987. This fine unread book has illustrated card covers, titles in black on the front cover and spine with white inside covers. The tight, bright book has no marks, bumps or writings over its 144 pages. The book is published on good quality paper that looks as good today as on the day it was first published. The copyright page notes it was published in 1987 with copyright Roddy Doyle 1987. The card covers in blue and brown have a cut out of the band members on the front and a photo of a young Roddy Doyle on the rear with a bespectacled King Farouk logo drawing. The book is not price clipped and includes the price on the rear cover. The book was made into a memorable film by Alan Parker in 1991 and has also been turned into a very successful musical. This pristine book is the original edition from the first print run in 1987 and was signed by Roddy to Carolin, one of his original muses from the theatre, who first inspired him to write in the Barrytown venacular. Clear removable archival film protects the pristine card covers. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dublin: King Farouk, 1987. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Inscribed by Doyle on the title page. Pictorial wraps with the bottom corner of the front cover bumped, some rubbing to the rear cover, and a crease along the rear cover. Book is in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A fine complete signed collection of Roddy Doyle's first three novels, memorably set in Barrytown. The early Roddy Doyle works predate his 1993 Booker Prize Winning novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. All three books are first edition, first impression, first printing and are individually signed by Roddy Doyle. The books in publication order are: The Commitments 1987, The Snapper 1990, The Van 1991. The books are in fine condition and are individually described on Burren Books website with several photographs. Buying the three books together here represents a saving of 10% or £107 on the individual prices. Clear removable archival film protects each dust wrapper. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The first UK edition, issued a year after the Irish edition. 8vo. 165pp. Card wrappers (not issued in casebound format until the omnibus edition of 1992). Wrappers very lightly marked and spotted, and with a near-invisible readership crease to the spine. Edges, endpapers and three or four preliminary and concluding leaves quite light spotted. A very good copy of the author's first book, and the first volume of his celebrated Barrytown series.

First U.K. Edition. First Impression, following Dublin publication (1987), softcover. Octavo (20cm); pictorial wrappers; 165pp. Priced £3.95 net on rear cover. Modest shelf-wear, with light rubbing and creasing to edges; Very Good. Doyle's first published novel, which focuses on two friends as they form a band in Dublin. Its musicial comedy-drama film adaptation (1991), directed by Alan Parker, starred Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, and Angeline Ball, with screenplay by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, and Roddy Doyle. [84443].

First edition. Octavo. 144 pages. Wrappers - there was no hardbound issue. The author's first book and the first title in the Barrytown trilogy, all of which turned into successful films.Some rubbing to covers. Very good.

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).

Wraps. Condition: About Fine. 1st. Decorated wraps. Some spotting to bottom edge o/w a fine copy. Inserted is a short letter to a Toronto bookseller dated 1992. "Dear . Here is the Commitments First Edition I promised I'd send you---Inside the 2 weeks! Good Luck Roddy Doyle" A somewhat uncommon item because of a small print run and it's subsequent popularity after a very successful film adaptation. Size: Octavo. Inscribed Letter Included. Book.