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Edith Holler
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...
Alva & Irva: A Novel
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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...
Heap House (Iremonger 1): from the author of The Times Book of the
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...
Little
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...
A Letter to Our Son (SIGNED)
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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...
My Life as a Fake
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The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith (SIGNED)
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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...
The Tax Inspector
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Amnesia
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Oscar & Lucinda
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My Life As A Fake
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Parrot And Olivier In America
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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...
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...
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...
My Life as a Fake
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Oscar & Lucinda (SIGNED)
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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...
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,...
True History Of The Kelly Gang (SIGNED)
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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...
Oscar and Lucinda
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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...
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...
The Tax Inspector (SIGNED)
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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...
Exotic Pleasures
The book titled Exotic Pleasures by the author Peter Carey. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
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...
Original Copy: Selected Reviews And Journalism 1969-1986
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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...
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...
Collected Stories
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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
$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 (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...
Illywhacker
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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...
War Crimes (SIGNED)
$250.00 AUD
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...
American Dreams
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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...
His Illegal Self
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True History Of The Kelly Gang (SIGNED)
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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...
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...
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats: Illustrated by Edward Gorey
A stunning new gift edition of this much-loved classic, with the celebrated black-and-white illustrations by Edward Gorey.Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad.Some are good, and some are bad...
The Chemistry of Tears
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An automaton, a man and a woman who can never meet, a secret love story, and the fate of the world are all brought to life in this hauntingly moving...
Murder on the Caronia: An action-packed Edwardian murder mystery
Genevieve Masefield and George Porter Dillman have met all kinds of people while sailing as ship detectives for the Cunard Line. But as they prepare to embark on yet another...
And Miss Carter Wore Pink: Scenes From An Edwardian Childhood
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Author: Helen BradleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1971Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis charming memoir, And Miss Carter Wore Pink: Scenes From An Edwardian Childhood, chronicles the vivid recollections...
Eminent Edwardians: Four figures who defined their age: Northcliffe,
A dazzling study of four figures who flourished in - and defined - the early years of the twentieth century. In his account of four characters, each of whose importance...
Orpheus Builds a Girl
'A chilling exploration of power, love and grief' - JULIA ARMFIELD 'I am in awe of this wonderful book' - EDWARD CAREY 'Terrifyingly brilliant . . . intoxicating and beautiful'...
An Edwardian Youth
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Author: L. E. JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN & CO LTD; ST MARTIN'S PRESS, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsAn Edwardian Youth chronicles the formative years of an...