Yann Martel — Life of Pi

London, Canongate, 2002. First edition. Hardback. A super first UK edition of Yann Martel's award-winning, moving tale of spiritual resilience. The first UK edition of Yann Martel's third book, published by Canongate. First true edition published by Alfred A. Knopf, a faction of Random House Canada, in 2001.An international best-seller, Martel won the South African 2003 Boeke Prize for this well-loved saga.The work has seen numerous adaptations including Ang Lee's 2012 critically acclaimed film and Lolita Chakrabarti's 2019 stage version.Gift inscription to the half title. Bound in publisher's original binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart. Mild staining to boards. Odd signs of rubbing to extremities. Light cockling to back end paper. Dust wrapper, largely smart. Tide marks to extremities of the reverse wrap. Sunning to spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Age toning to page edges. Fore edges with scattered spotting and light staining. Light cockling to final pages. Full page, ink gift inscription to half title. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.