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Parrot and Olivier in America
by Carey, Peter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0307592626
- ISBN 13
- 9780307592620
- Seller
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Knopf, 2010-04-20. First Edition. HARDCOVER. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! American first edition, first printing. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.
Synopsis
Peter Carey, a world-renowned novelist and Booker Prize winner based in New York, is one of only two writers to have won the Booker prize twice. He is frequently named as Australia's next contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In this novel you get everything that you expect from Carey, an inexhaustible imagination, bold narration and vivacious imagery. This adventure is loosely based on the real-life travels of the 19th- century political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville, who’s Democracy in America, is a classic early work of sociology. It follows two Old World protagonists – one from France, one from England – and sets them down in New York in the mid-19th century. From there you can appreciate where this story is going with a premise that evokes the immigrant experience and delivers unexpected, and often hilarious twists and turns.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Scouts
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- sku520004100
- Title
- Parrot and Olivier in America
- Author
- Carey, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307592626
- ISBN 13
- 9780307592620
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010-04-20
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 25 oz
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