The Tax Inspector (Inscribed)
by Carey, Peter
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Avon, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 2001. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good +. Small, wide trade paperbound book. A re-issue of this early Carey classic, one of his first novels. Originally published in 1991. A handsome very good plus copy in bound wrappers with French flaps. INSCRIBED by Carey on the title page. An uncommon Australian edition.
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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- Bookseller
- Derringer Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25635
- Title
- The Tax Inspector (Inscribed)
- Author
- Carey, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- University of Queensland Press
- Place of Publication
- Queensland
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Literature, Inscribed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature / First Editions;
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...