Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED First U.S. Edition/Early Printing of Life of Pi by Yann Martel.
A Critically Acclaimed Bestseller and Basis for the Popular Film!!
SIGNED Copies of this Modern Day Masterpiece are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!!
Please remember this is NOT the First Printing of this Title!!
This is an Early Printing of the First U.S. Edition.
Hardcover with its original dust jacket, NOT price-clipped!
Original price of $25.00.
Published by Harcourt: New York, 2001.
Boldly SIGNED on the title page by the celebrated author!
NOT inscribed to anyone, simply SIGNED by the great Yann Martel!
Please note there is an additional signature present on this page!
Initially, we believed the other signature might be of some importance. Unfortunately, we have been unable to ascertain, with an acceptable degree of certainty, the identity of the other individual who also put their signature on this page.
For this reason, we MUST proceed with an abundance of caution and assume the other signature is simply the name of a previous owner.
The additional signature adds no monetary value or has any cultural significance. If anything, the additional signature should be viewed as an unfortunate flaw!
Once again, we want to repeat that there is another signature present on the same page as the Yann Martel signature and we believe this signature is simply the name of a previous owner.
A First U.S. Edition/Early Printing.
Both "First U.S. edition" and "1st ed." are clearly stated on the copyright page along with some letters.
Please remember this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title!
This is an Early Printing of the First U.S. Edition.
Once again, we want to repeat that this is NOT a First Edition/First Printing.
This is NOT the First Printing of the First U.S. Edition.
We also want to clearly state that this is the U.S. Edition, NOT to be confused with the Canadian or U.K. Edition.
This rare treasure has some clearly visible wear, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!
The wear, however, should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying.
The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no foxing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE.
The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean!
Some general/shelf wear along with creases/scuffing/wear to the spine/corners/boards and creases/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!
Please note the wear to the spine/corners/boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages.
All of the wear previously mentioned is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.
The original dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped!
Some general/shelf wear along with creases, marks, scuffing and scratches.
Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges!
The wear, particularly near/along the edges, is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.
We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book.
We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.
Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both the book and the dust jacket is clearly visible!
All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying.
Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.
Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!!
Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed.
Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!