Mornington, QLD: Queensland College of Art, 1989. First Edition. Softcover oblong stapled booklet : pp. [16] : illustrated art catalogue : brown wraps with title in bold gilt : invitation to exhibition inscribed from the artist to previous owner loosely inserted. Light handling wear to cover edge. Published to coincide..... More
St Lucia: Makar Press, 1973. First Edition. Softcover : 28pp. : silver and red covers lettered in silver and red. Light scuffing to covers. More
St. Lucia: The Makar Press, 1977. First Edition. Softcover : 32pp. : blue illustrated covers lettered in white and black. Minor edgewear. More
Sydney: Edwards & Shaw, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Demy octavo : [8] 64pp. : variant tan boards with red lettering to spine : title page printed in red and black : brown illustrated dustjacket lettered in black. The jacket has some minor chips, corners are bumped; head and tail of..... More
Glebe, Sydney: Puncher and Wattmann, 2013. First Edition. Softcover : pp. [10] 237 [1 blank] : yellow cover with red and black lettering. More
Bardon: Border Issue Press, 1980. First Edition. Softcover : pp. [3] 64 : contains poetry by former Queensland Arts Minister Matt Foley : cream chapbook. Faint foxing to cover, first and last pages. First published in 1977, The Border Issue consisted entirely of previously unpublished poetry by residential Queensland authors. More
Brisbane: Border Issue Press, 1983. Limited Edition. Softcover : pp. [6] 40 : title page vignette : this is number 20 of 200 limited copies : black and white illustrated cover. Light rubbing to spine. First published in 1977, The Border Issue consisted entirely of previously unpublished poetry by residential..... More
[Copenhagen]: Samleren, 2002. First Edition. Soft cover. Softcover : pp. [6] 407 [408] : illustrated wrappers with French flaps : Greg Gatenby signature to sub-title page. Light handling wear. Original Danish edition of Carey's Booker Prize-winning novel. From the Greg Gatenby collection with his signature. Gatenby was the Canadian author..... More
Frankfurt am Main: Wolfgang Krüger, 1999. First German Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover : [416]pp. : original red boards : endpaper maps : black ribbon marker. A few minor spots to bottom edge. First German printing in superb dustwrapper. Translated from the English by Regina Rawlinson. More
![Item #9803 Die Steurfahnderin [The Tax Inspector]. Peter CAREY](https://archivesfinebooks-au.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/9803.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1709708771)
Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1995. Soft cover. Softcover : [376]p., [7]pp publisher's adverts : original illustrated wrappers : inscribed and signed by Carey and with Greg Gatenby's ownership signature on the first leaf. Very minor creases to covers. German translation by Peter Torberg of The Tax Inspector. From the Greg Gatenby collection..... More
London: Belmont Press, 2002. Eileen Hogan. Limited Edition. Hardcover : pp. [iv] [1] 66 [67] : illustrated by Eileen Hogan : this edition consists of 26 de luxe copies lettered A to Z, 100 special copies numbered 1 to 100 and 100 standard copies numbered 101 to 200 of which..... More
Taibei shi (Taiwan): Huang guan wen hua chu ban, 1999. Soft cover. Softcover : pp. [4] 5-420 [4, advertisements] : original illustrated wrappers. Chinese translation of 'Jack Maggs'. Author's sixth novel and winner of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize and Carey's third Miles Franklin. From the Greg Gatenby collection with his..... More
[Copenhagen]: Samlerens Forlag, 2000. First Danish Edition. Soft cover. Softcover : 290pp. : original illustrated wrappers with French flaps. Chipping to the extremities, internally excellent. An about very good copy of the scarce first Danish translation. From the Greg Gatenby collection with his signature on front free endpaper. Gatenby was..... More
![Item #12341 Illywhacker [Signed]. Peter Carey](https://archivesfinebooks-au.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/12341.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1774664222)
London: Faber and Faber, 1985. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover : 600pp. : original red boards with silver lettering : Illustrated dust jacket : SIGNED by Carey at the title page : signature of previous owner (Greg Gatenby, Director of International Festival of Authors). Top edge lightly toned; light shelf..... More
Toronto: Random House of Canada, 1998. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Softcover : 304pp. : original orange wrappers : SIGNED by Carey at title : related ephemera. Proof for the Canadian edition using the US sheets with Australian and UK review sheet, color facsimile of jacket and review sheet for 'The..... More
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover : 392pp. : original black boards : orange metallic lettering on upper board and spine : orange endpapers. Page margins tanning, light wear to base of boards else fine in like dustwrapper. Author's sixth novel and winner..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. (Booksellers' Preview Edition). Soft cover. Softcover : 304pp. : original yellow wrappers designed by Chip Kidd : illustrated title page. Light vertical crease to the tail of the top cover. A near fine copy of this Booksellers' Preview Edition indicating a planned publication date..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover : [viii] [3] 4-304 : original cloth-backed boards with gilt lettering and decorations to the spine : illustrated title page : fore-edge uncut. Slight bumping to the top and tail of the spine and associated slight creasing to the..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 2003. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover : pp. [viii] [4] 265 [280] : brown boards : gilt lettering to spine : illustrated jacket Head of spine gently pressed. First UK printing. Shortlisted for a host of awards including the Miles Franklin. More
London: Faber and Faber, 2003. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover : pp. [viii] [4] 265 [280] : signed by Greg Gatenby (see below) : brown boards : gilt lettering to spine : illustrated jacket. Head of spine gently pressed; scratch line to back of jacket. From the Greg..... More
Milsons Point NSW: Knopf Random House Australia, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover : pp. [viii] 280 : white ribbed boards : pink and red lettering to spine : ribbon marker : pictorial and bright pink endpapers :illustrated jacket designed by Jenny Grigg : untrimmed fore-edge : publisher's promotional postcard for..... More
![Item #13609 My Life as a Fake [First Chapter Limited Proof]. Peter CAREY](https://archivesfinebooks-au.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/13609.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1707891753)
Milsons Point, NSW: Random House, 2003. First Edition. Soft cover. Softcover : 13pp. ot text, the remaining 267 blank : original cream wrappers : Inscribed and signed by Carey on title. One of 150 numbered copies of the first chapter. This bound proof was released in May 2003 some three..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover : pp. [viii] [2] 279 [280] : signed on title page by Carey : black cloth boards : white dust jacket illustrated by Pierre le Tan. Tanning to block edges and page margins; jacket spine ends a little creased. More
St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1994. First Edition; Publisher's Advance Copy. Soft cover. Softcover : pp. [viii] [4] 422 [432] : signed by Peter Carey on the title page : gold cover. Head and tail of spine creased; light handling wear. Publisher's advance copy for the first edition of..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover : pp. [viii] [4] 422 [424] :signed by Carey on the title page : publisher's media release included indicating a publishing date of 5 September 1994 charcoal boards : dust jacket illustration by Pierre le Tan. Light tanning to text block..... More