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Signed by the Author on title page. Original first edition, published by Roddy Doyle under the King Farouk publishing name, blue and orange pictorial cover, showing band members. very light rubbing to spine edge. pages tight and intact.
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"A contender for the funniest debut of the year...young, feisty, funky, rude, unpretentious and great fun" (Time Out)
"Brilliant...it pushes Irish English to wonderful imaginative extremes" (.)
"An Irish version of The Blues Brothers...authentic and brilliantly funny" (Literary Review)
"An absurd comedy of the commonplace...a charming, truthful and immensely funny story which leaves you gasping for more" (Sunday Times)
"One of my favourite trilogies ever, nobody makes hard times as funny as Irish author Roddy Doyle... Beloved classics... The stories will be a balm to your bruised soul." (Image)
Book Description
The bestselling book behind the long-running West End stage show.
'The musical we've been waiting for... So good I almost wept' Sunday Times
'Hugely enjoyable... Wonderfully funny' Daily Telegraph
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- PublisherKing Farouk
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0951207202
- ISBN 13 9780951207208
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages144
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The Commitments
Published by
King Farouk, 1987
ISBN 10: 0951207202
ISBN 13: 9780951207208
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: JuddSt.Pancras, London, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bumped at head of spine. Some wear to cover - otherwise very good. See photos. Seller Inventory # c00581
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The Commitments
Published by
King Farouk, Dublin, Ireland, 1987
ISBN 10: 0951207202
ISBN 13: 9780951207208
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Burren Books, Surrey, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
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). Seller Inventory # 000038
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The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van
Published by
King Farouk Secker & Warburg, London, UK, 1887
ISBN 10: 0951207202
ISBN 13: 9780951207208
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First Edition
Signed
Seller: Burren Books, Surrey, United Kingdom
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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). Seller Inventory # 000055
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The Commitments
Published by
King Farouk, Dublin, 1987
ISBN 10: 0951207202
ISBN 13: 9780951207208
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Bad Animal, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A.
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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. Seller Inventory # 002406
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