The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
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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The Tax Inspector (SIGNED)
by CAREY, Peter
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- 1991
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- Hard Cover
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Rippleside, Victoria, AUS
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St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press Brisbane (UQP), 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Near fine - a tight, bright copy. True first edition, preceding the US and UK editions. Octavo in original cream boards with blue title and credit to spine, 279 pages. Typical slight fading to dustjacket. This copy is signed and inscribed by Peter… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
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- 1st Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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Las Vegas , Nevada, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992 First printing of the first American edition. Publisher's original binding and dust jacket. Signed by Peter Carey directly on the title page. Book and dust jacket in fine, as new condition. Item Price
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The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
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- 1st Edition
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- 1991
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, AUS
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St Lucia: University of Queensland Press. 1991. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy with some light fading to covers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 279pages.. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Item Price
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The tax inspector
by Carey, Peter
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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Southampton, New York, USA
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Faber and Faber, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. First Australian Edition, First Printing. Published by University of Queensland Press, 1991. Octavo. Light yellow boards stamped in blue. Flat signed on title page. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Slight spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tax Inspector.
by Carey, Peter
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
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Rutherglen, Victoria, AUS
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St Lucia: UQP, 1991. 279 pages. Signed by the author and dated Brisbane, 8/8/91. Name on front free endpaper.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
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The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
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- No Jacket as Issued
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- First Edition
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- 1991
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- Full Leather
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SANDY, Oregon, USA
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€89.79
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1991. First Edition. Full Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome black leather First Edition of SIGNED by Award-winning author, Peter Carey. In fine unread condition. With gold-gilt cover designs and page edges. Peter Carey was winner of the Booker Prize for 2001 for the "True History of the Kelly Gang." His other… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tax Inspector (SIGNED)
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, (probably rushed?!) signed on title page, boards, spine titling and text block all good;
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- 1st
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- 1991
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- Hardback
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- 9780571162970
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, GBR
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tax Inspector
by Peter Carey
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- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover (Printed Boards)
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- 9780702223914
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Katoomba, New South Wales, AUS
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€46.34
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Univ. of Qld Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 280 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tax Inspector [Signed by Author]
by Carey, Peter
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- Used -
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1991
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- Hardback
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- 9780702223914
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, AUS
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€46.34
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St Lucia: Univ. of Queensland Press. 1991. Octavo Size. VERY GOOD + in VERY GOOD Dustjacket. DJ protected in a our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Spine a touch faded. Signed by the author. 279pages.. . 1st Edition. Hardback. Item Price
€46.34
The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780702223914
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San Jose, California, USA
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€28.36
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University of Queensland Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. SIGNED, without inscription, by Peter Carey on the title page. The volume is lightly sunned on the spine and has bumped corners. The dust jacket is wrinkled on the bottom corners and spine ends, and lightly sun washed on the spine. The jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tax Inspector
by Peter Carey
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- As New
- Edition
- first
- Published
- 1991
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Jackson, Michigan, USA
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€18.90
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The Franklin Library, 1991. As new. Signed by the author, first Franklin edition. Deluxe edition bound in full leather with gilt decoration and raised bands on the spine, All edges gilt, marbled end-papers, satin ribbon bookmark attached. Publisher's card laid in showing author's photo and other info.. Item Price
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The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First UK Edition, First Printing
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- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780571162970
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HINDHEAD, Surrey, GBR
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€23.59
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London: Faber & Faber. Signed by the author on the title page. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper, not in the author's hand. Slight tanning of the pages. No faults for the original dust jacket, not price-clipped and protected by a removable transparent cover. Weysprings Books is a professional member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). . Near… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tax Inspector, The (SIGNED COPY)
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780679404347
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Middlebury, Vermont, USA
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New York: Knopf, 1992. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 279 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY CAREY on title page. Clean, tight copy. Record # 301405 Item Price
€18.90
The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679404347
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Helena, Montana, USA
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€11.82
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Signed first printing, near fine with sunning along top edge of boards and touch of soil to top page edges in near fine jacket with hint of wear. Remains an attractive copy of this work by the Booker Award winning author that is signed… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tax Inspector
by CAREY, Peter
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Published
- 1991
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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€113.42
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(St. Lucia): University of Queensland Press, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Item Price
€113.42
The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1992-01-08
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780679404347
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Foley, Alabama, USA
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€6.73
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Knopf, 1992-01-08. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x8. SIGNED by the author. 1st ed. In protective mylar cover. Item Price
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The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780702223914
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Arlington Hts, Illinois, USA
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€23.63
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Queensland, Australia: University of Queensland Press. Clean and unmarked. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1991. Item Price
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The Tax Inspector (Inscribed)
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Reprint
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- 2001
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- Paperback
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Avon, Connecticut, USA
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€47.26
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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. Item Price
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The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Australian Edition
- Published
- 1991
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- Hardcover
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Avon, Connecticut, USA
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€85.07
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St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1991. First Australian Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Austalian and true first edition of this novel by the author of Oscar and Lucinda. A fine copy in near fine unclipped dustwrapper with typical light fading to spine. This copy is signed. Signed by Author. Item Price
€85.07
THE TAX INSPECTOR: THE FIRST EDITION SOCIETY LIMITED EDITION
by Carey, Peter (Author) & Biers, Nanette (Artist/Illustrator)
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket, As Issued.
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing.
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1
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CHICAGO, Illinois, USA
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€72.78
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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Mint Library, 1991. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Mint Library, 1991. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 280 pages. The author's fourth novel. One of Peter Carey's finest achievements. The First Edition Society. Precedes and should not be confused with all… Read more about this item Item Price
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