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The Tax Inspector
by CAREY, Peter
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- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1991. First Edition. Very good/very good. Hardcover : pp. [viii] [2] 279 [280] : bookplate pasted to front endpaper is one of one thousand signed by Peter Carey : title page also signed by the author : pale yellow cloth covered boards : matching jacket.
Tail of spine very gently pressed; faint foxing to top and fore-edge of block; jacket edges lightly creased and verso foxed.
Tail of spine very gently pressed; faint foxing to top and fore-edge of block; jacket edges lightly creased and verso foxed.
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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- Archives Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14617
- Title
- The Tax Inspector
- Author
- CAREY, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of Queensland Press
- Place of Publication
- St Lucia
- Date Published
- 1991
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Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
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- Tail
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