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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...
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,...
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."-...
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:...
John Donne: Life, Mind & Art
$20.00 AUD
Author: John CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography offers a profound examination of John Donne, one of England's most...
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:...
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...
William Golding: The Man who Wrote Lord of the Flies
$20.00 AUD
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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...
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...
Jack Maggs
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God Save The Queen
$40.00 AUD
Written by Mike Carey Art and cover by John Bolton "Bolton's (FABLES) fully painted panels are vivid and alluring...a treat for any fan of the fantastic." - Publishers Weekly Don't...
My Life as a Fake
An Australian literary hoax lies at the core of My Life as a Fake, Peter Carey's captivating, 'continuously startling' (John Updike) contemplation of the art world. In steamy, fetid Kuala...
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...
The Tax Inspector
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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...
Jack Maggs
$10.00 AUD
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His Illegal Self
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The Private Memoirs And Confessions Of A Justified Sinner: Written By Himself; With A Detail Of Curious Traditionary Facts And Other Evidence By The Editor
$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFirst published in 1824, James Hogg's masterwork of psychological terror and theological dread presents the chilling confession of Robert Wringhim, a fanatical...
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...
Jack Maggs
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Jack Maggs (SIGNED)
$100.00 AUD
Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: SignedA convict arrives in London, he seeks to find the truth about his origins....
My Life as a Fake
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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...
Jack Maggs (SIGNED)
$100.00 AUD
Author: Peter CareyBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionSet in 1837, 'Jack Maggs' follows the journey of ex-convict Jack Maggs, who returns...
Collected Stories (SIGNED)
$70.00 AUD
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...
Jack Maggs (SIGNED)
$100.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedIn the fog-drenched streets of Victorian London, a dangerous man has returned from the far edges of the...
Jack Maggs
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My Life As A Fake
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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...
Jack Maggs
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Miles Franklin Award, Peter Carey's Jack Maggs is dazzlingly entertaining. The year is 1837 and ex-convict Jack Maggs has returned illegally to...
Collected Stories
$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...
Oscar and Lucinda (SIGNED)
$110.00 AUD
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...
Wrong About Japan
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The Unusual Life Of Tristan Smith (SIGNED)
$90.00 AUD
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...
My Life as a Fake
$12.00 AUD
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A Message from the Clouds: A Biography of Robert Graham Carey - Australian Pioneer Aviator
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Jack Maggs (SIGNED)
$50.00 AUD
Edition: 1st us ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA bold and inventive work of postcolonial literary fiction, Jack Maggs reimagines the world of Charles Dickens's Great...
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 Girl With All The Gifts: Film tie-in
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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...