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The Tax Inspector
by Carey Peter
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Cedar Creek, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
St Lucia Q: University of Queensland Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 220x145x25mm. Signed by Author on authors Bookplate. 220x145x25mm+503g . . 500g Postage Incorrect see below for 1kg . . University of Queensland Press. St Lucia Q. 1991. First Edition. 1st Printing. Signed by Author on authors Bookplate. Pp279. Lemon cloth hard boards. Blue lettering to front and spine. In original dust jacket, unclipped. Slight foxing to front board, very slight roll to head of spine. Set in 1990's Sydney, this is a work of astonishing originality by a master of the contemporary novel. Book plate on the title page is one of the one thousand signed by the author prior to publication: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted.. . . Australia_Post_Zoned_International_Shipping_Rates_FOR_THIS_PARCEL . . AP-Zone1_NZ:_AU$28.20 . . AP-Zone3_Canada_USA:_AU$45.20 . . AP-Zone4_UK_Europe:_AU$51.40 . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$12.40 1st Printing
Synopsis
Peter Carey is the author of seven novels including the Booker Prize-winning Oscar and Lucinda . He has also written a book of short stories ( The Fat Man in History ) and a children’s book ( The Big Bazoohley ). Born in Australia in 1943, he has lived in New York City for ten years, with his wife and their two sons.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mammy Bears Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mbb006847
- Title
- The Tax Inspector
- Author
- Carey Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of Queensland Press
- Place of Publication
- St Lucia Q
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 220x145x25mm
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australiana; Fiction; Humour;
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Mammy Bears Books
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Cedar Creek, Queensland
About Mammy Bears Books
MammyBearsBooks is a small internet only book store located in the Scenic Rim near Brisbane Australia. We have a broad, general range specialising in Vintage Children's Books and Australiana, along with a selection of Antiquarian books. Our aim is to provide one hundred per cent satisfaction with your purchase and we are happy to answer emails or phone calls about our stock. Friendly service is assured at all times :)
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