True History of the Kelly Gang.
by Carey, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in the plain translucent paper jacket, jacket has a short closed tear to the spine.Translucent paper jacket not pictured.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
St. Lucia. : University of Queensland Press. , [2000]. Special limited 1st edition, unspecified number of copies, this copy signed and dated by the author on the title page. . Quarter stippled leatherette over cream paper boards, blue foil vertical rule, blue foil cover title, no spine title. . Fine in the plain translucent paper jacket, jacket has a short closed tear to the spine.Translucent paper jacket not pictured. . 23.5x15 cm. . Winner of the 2001 Man Booker prize. 2 page map frontis.
Synopsis
True History of the Kelly Gang is a historical novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It was first published in Brisbane by the University of Queensland Press in 2000. It won the 2001 Man Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize in the same year. Despite its title, the book is fiction and a variation on the Ned Kelly story.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 289460
- Title
- True History of the Kelly Gang.
- Author
- Carey, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Quarter stippled leatherette over cream paper boards, blue foil vertical rule, blue foil cover title, no spine title.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in the plain translucent paper jacket, jacket has a short closed tear to the spine.Translucent paper jacket not pictured.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special limited 1st edition, unspecified number of copies, this
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Queensland Press.
- Place of Publication
- St. Lucia.
- Date Published
- [2000]
- Pages
- [12], 401 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Size
- 23.5x15 cm.
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About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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