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Norwich, 1901: Edith Holler spends her days among the eccentric denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble down if she should...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA darkly whimsical work of literary fiction, Alva & Irva: A Novel chronicles the strange, insular...

The Iremongers have taken up what was not wanted and wanted it.Clod is an Iremonger. He lives in the Heaps, a vast sea of lost and discarded items collected from...

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhat happens when an aristocratic French idealist and his roguish, working-class English manservant are thrown together in the raw, teeming...

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A vital guide to poetry from ancient times to the present "[A] fizzing, exhilarating book."-Sebastian Faulks, Sunday Times, London "Delightful.'"- New York Times Book Review Poetry is language made special,...

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Peter Carey Format: Paperback...

Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1994, FIRST EDITIONCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: SignedThe Unusual Life of Tristan Smith is a humorous, allegorical novel...

Olivier is an aristocrat, the traumatized child of survivors of the French Revolution. Parrot the son of an itinerant printer who always wanted to be an artist but has ended...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA deeply personal and emotionally resonant work of creative nonfiction, A Letter to Our Son chronicles the harrowing experience of...

Set onboard an ocean liner travelling to Australia in 1864, this novel is both a love story and an historical tour-de-force that relates the developing romance between Oscar Hopkins, an...

Edition: First Edition. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean text. A sprawling, exuberant work of Australian literary...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the intersection of wit and erudition stands John Carey, one of Britain's most formidable literary critics, whose Original Copy: Selected Reviews and Journalism...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterwork of Australian short fiction, American Dreams presents a quietly unsettling collection of stories in which Peter Carey...

Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1988Condition remarks: FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR!Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with light tanningPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed Oscar and Lucinda is a novel...

When Harry Carey, Sr. died in 1947, director John Ford cast Carey's 26-year-old son, Harry, Jr. in the role of The Abilene Kid in 3 Godfathers. Ford and the elder...

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Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: DJ: unclipped; slightly faded, in mylar. Pages: yellowed. Binding remains tight. Clean copy.In a world tilted off its axis...

Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThe Tax Inspector is a novel by Peter Carey that delves into the complexities of identity...

Edition: 1st us ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: unclipped dj. In the sun-drenched and socially rigid world of Victorian-era England and Australia, two misfits...

Edition: 1st us ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedA darkly comic literary thriller, My Life as a Fake chronicles the obsessive journey of Sarah...

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Author: Lionel GodfreyBinding: HardbackPublished: ROBERT HALE LIMITED - LONDON, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life and career of Hollywood's quintessential leading man. The...

Edition: new ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: N/APages: Yellowed Markings: SignedA landmark collection of short fiction, Collected Stories gathers the full breadth of Peter Carey's early imaginative work, showcasing the...

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Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA bold and inventive work of postcolonial literary fiction, The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith chronicles the story...

Edition: 1st ed., 1st impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedPart travel memoir and part love letter to one of the world's most iconic cities, this vivid...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Signed"A Letter to Our Son" is a deeply personal memoir in which the acclaimed Australian novelist addresses his newborn...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: yellowed. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. At 139 years old, Herbert Badgery — liar, charmer, and self-proclaimed illywhacker (Australian...

Edition: First Australian EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedCondition remarks: See below. A sharp and darkly comic work of speculative fiction, The Fat Man in History...

Edition: First American editionCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Appears unread. This historical novel reimagines the life and legend of Australia's most infamous outlaw, Ned...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Small tear on rear panel of DJ. Pages slightly...

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Edition: Celebratory Edition Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in very good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean and bright copy. Winner of the Booker...

Edition: later reprintCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA sharp and darkly comic collection of short fiction, The Fat Man in History presents a series of unsettling,...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedWhat does it mean to be born different in a world obsessed with conformity and spectacle? Peter Carey's The Unusual Life...

A wonderfully readable anthology of our greatest poetry, chosen by the author of A Little History of Poetry "Does anyone know more about poetry than John Carey? Almost certainly not."-...