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We Don't Do God: The marginalization of public faith
Secular assumptions are being introduced piecemeal into our way of life. From the Millennium Dome (what exactly was it celebrating?) to the restrictions on the wearing of crosses and abolition...
A Letter to Our Son (SIGNED)
$110.00 AUD
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...
Reflections On The Colony Of New South Wales
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedAt the dawn of European settlement in the Antipodes, one man walked the rugged terrain of New South Wales with...
Original Copy: Selected Reviews And Journalism 1969-1986
$15.00 AUD
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...
His Illegal Self
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: Hardback...
The Tax Inspector
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My Life as a Fake
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Company of Heroes: My Life as an Actor in the John Ford Stock Company
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...
A Little History of Poetry
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,...
30 Days In Sydney: A Wildly Distorted Account (SIGNED)
$100.00 AUD
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...
A Message from the Clouds: A Biography of Robert Graham Carey - Australian Pioneer Aviator
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Parrot And Olivier In America
$25.00 AUD
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...
True History of the Kelly Gang
$10.00 AUD
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The Fat Man In History (SIGNED)
$1,500.00 AUD
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...
The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith (SIGNED)
$90.00 AUD
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...
Illywhacker (SIGNED)
$120.00 AUD
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...
The Tax Inspector (SIGNED)
$90.00 AUD
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...
True History Of The Kelly Gang (SIGNED)
$200.00 AUD
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...
American Dreams
$25.00 AUD
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...
True History Of The Kelly Gang
$35.00 AUD
Edition: celebratory editionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedIn the red-dust country of colonial Victoria, a bushranger writes furiously against time, determined that his son will one day know the...
True History Of The Kelly Gang
$50.00 AUD
Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodNed Kelly — bushranger, outlaw, and Australia's most enduring folk hero — narrates his own turbulent life in...
True History Of The Kelly Gang (SIGNED)
$300.00 AUD
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...
True History of the Kelly Gang
$10.00 AUD
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My Life As A Fake (SIGNED)
$50.00 AUD
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...
My Life As A Fake
$10.00 AUD
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The Faber Book of Science
$12.00 AUD
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: Professor John Carey Format:...
100 Poets: A Little Anthology
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."-...
Jack Maggs
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. A description of our secondhand...
The Unusual Life Of Tristan Smith (SIGNED)
$90.00 AUD
Edition: 1st aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedBorn into a world that refuses to accept him, Tristan Smith — a physically deformed child raised in the shadow...
The Unusual Life Of Tristan Smith (SIGNED)
$60.00 AUD
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...
Illywhacker
$15.00 AUD
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...
A Letter To Our Son
$30.00 AUD
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...
Pure Pleasure: A Guide to the 20th Century's Most Enjoyable Books
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: Professor John Carey Format:...
Parrot and Olivier in America
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...
The Fat Man In History (SIGNED)
$1,250.00 AUD
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...
Amnesia
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...
My Life as a Fake
$12.00 AUD
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: Carey (University of Canberra)...
The Dollhouse Family
Author: Mike Carey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 Alice loves to talk to her dolls, and her dolls and dollhouse love to talk back. When Alice is six, she...
True History Of The Kelly Gang (SIGNED)
$200.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedWinner of the Booker Prize, True History of the Kelly Gang is a bold work of...
True History Of The Kelly Gang (SIGNED)
$200.00 AUD
Edition: 1st us ed., 1st prCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedWinner of the Booker Prize, True History of the Kelly Gang is a bold work of...
Jack Maggs
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The Fat Man In History (SIGNED)
$100.00 AUD
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,...