The Tax Inspector (SIGNED)
by Carey, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, (probably rushed?!) signed on title page, boards, spine titling and text block all good;
- ISBN 10
- 0571162975
- ISBN 13
- 9780571162970
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1991. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, (probably rushed?!) signed on title page, boards, spine titling and text block all good; pages unmarked but a little foxing on edges.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). The day Benny Catchprice was fired from the spare parts department of Catchprice Motors by his aunt Cathy, was also the day that Tax Inspector Maria Takis arrived to begin her overdue audit of the family business. From the author of ""Oscar and Lucinda"" which won the 1988 Booker Prize.
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
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC114959
- Title
- The Tax Inspector (SIGNED)
- Author
- Carey, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, (probably rushed?!) signed on title page, boards, spine titling and text block all good;
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571162975
- ISBN 13
- 9780571162970
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 279
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, signed, Carey, Booker
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.47 g
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