Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
Illywhacker is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It was published in 1985, short-listed for the 1985 Booker Prize, and won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award and The Age Book of the Year Award. It was also short-listed for the 1986 World Fantasy Award. The novel tells the story of Herbert Badgery, self-admitted liar, trickster, and confidence man, the "Illywhacker" of the title (though "illywhacker" is also supposed to be Australian slang for "a stick for smacking a child with").
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Illywhacker - SIGNED
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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- 9780571132072
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Palm Desert, California, USA
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London: Faber & Faber, Limited, 1985. A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Fine and appears unread in a fine unclipped dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page.
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Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 1985
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Rutherglen, Victoria, AUS
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St Lucia: UQP, 1985. 600 pages. Signed by the author on the title page. Erasure mark on front free endpaper. . Signed by the Author. Reprint. Very Good/Very Good. Item Price
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Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Good
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- Reprint
- Published
- 1989
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- Paperback
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- 9780702220005
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Buttaba, New South Wales, AUS
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St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press, 1989. Book. Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Medium softcover, reprint, 422gms, 600 pages. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.. Item Price
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The Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1985
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- Hardcover
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- 9780571132072
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Naas, Kildare, IRL
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London, United Kingdom: Faber & Faber, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. A true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no reprint statement to the copyright page therefore indicating a true first print in a near fine unclipped Dust Jacket. Clean unmarked and unread copy. Signed by the author Peter… Read more about this item Item Price
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ILLYWHACKER
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1985
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060154257
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Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
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NY: Harper & Row, 1985. First US edition, first prnt. Signed by Carey on the title page. Minimal soiling on bottom edge and foreedge; foxing on topedge, spine cloth very lightly rubbed; dustjacket with beginning toning on flap edges and interior edges, half-inch chip on rear panel upper edge. Bright and tight copy. Very Good condition in a Very… Read more about this item Item Price
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Illywhacker
by Peter Carey
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- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1985
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- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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- 9780702218781
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Katoomba, New South Wales, AUS
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$55.30
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Univ. of Qld Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 600 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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Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060154257
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Las Vegas , Nevada, USA
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$75.00
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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1985 First printing of the stated first U. S. edition, author's second novel. Signed by Peter Carey directly on the title-page. Binding slightly shook and light signs of wear else book in fine condition; dust jacket with soft creasing to spine ends, faint wear to corners, and light toning to flaps, else fine. Item Price
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Illywhacker
by CAREY, PETER
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
- Published
- 1985
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780571179824
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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$55.00
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London: Faber and Faber, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. The Faber Library 18. Faber Library Series. Navy coloured boards with gilt lettered spine in the light blue paper dust jacket. Book and dust jacket are in nearly fine condition. A clean and square copy. From the collection of Canadian writer Greg Gatenby, inscribed; For Greg, again -Peter… Read more about this item Item Price
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Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780571132072
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Didcot, Oxfordshire, GBR
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$24.60
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London: Faber and Faber, 1985. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket is a little scuffed, and edges are slightly creased. Page block is tanned and blemished. Pages are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Item Price
$24.60
Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780702218781
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Castlemaine, Victoria, AUS
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$22.77
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St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1985 VG+/VG+. 8vo. original red boards (paperstock tanned, as usual, some spotting to top edge, slight crease to spine) in unfaded dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed & nicked); pp. 600. A very good copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. Item Price
$22.77
Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter.
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- Used - VG
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- Wraps
- Edition
- Reprint.
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- 1986
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780702220005
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League City, Texas, USA
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$12.50
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St.Lucia: Univ. Queensland Press, 1986. Reprint. . Paperback. VG/Wraps. 600 pages. Award-winning Australian fiction. VG/Wraps. Clean, tight, no marks. Reader crease on spine. Item #: B7968. Item Price
$12.50
Illywhacker
by Peter Carey
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1985
- ISBN
- 9780571132072
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Toronto , Ontario, CAN
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$20.00
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First Edition, First Printing. In very good condition, gift inscription on front endpage, otherwise unmarked,clean red cloth boards, straight spine, in a very good dust jacket, closed 1" tear on rear panel and at crease, price clipped. Item Price
$20.00
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Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Very good
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- Pre first UK Edition
- Published
- 1985
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- Paperback
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$175.00
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London: Faber & Faber, 1985. Pre first UK Edition. Paperback. Very good. Signed and dated 1996 by the author at the title page. The author's second novel, which won great acclaim and was short listed for the Booker Prize. Proof copy. 8vo, 600pp. Green paper wrappers with interlocking faber & faber (ff) pattern printed in black. Item Price
$175.00
Illywhacker
by Peter Carey
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Second Reprint
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780702218781
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Picton, New South Wales, AUS
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$13.00
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Univ. of Qld Press, Queensland, 1985. Second Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. An illywhacker is a confidence trickster, and Herbert Badgery, the 139-year-old narrator of this dazzling comic novel, may be the king of them all. Vagabond and charlatan, aviator and car salesman, seducer and patriarch, Badgery travels across the Australian continent and a century in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very near Fine
- Edition
- First American edition
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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$44.00
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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers [1985], 1985. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. Large 8vo. [10], 11-600, [4] pp. Quarter navy cloth over light blue paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $18.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A nice copy of Carey's second novel. A Near Fine book… Read more about this item Item Price
$44.00
Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780060913311
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Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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$20.00
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HarperPerennial, 1986. Paperback. Good+. Signed by the author, with a short inscription to a named individual, on the title page. Crisp, clean pages except for modest age-toning in the margins throughout; soft cover shows tiny creases and curls at the free corners and some edge chipping around corners and spine ends, but is otherwise clean and attractive.; Signed… Read more about this item Item Price
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Illywhacker
by Peter Carey
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780702218781
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- 1
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Prahran, Victoria, AUS
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$23.04
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Univ. of Qld Press, Australia, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. previous dedication note, tanned edges, normal for this type of paper, minimal shelf wear, dust jacket not price clipped, in protective cover, a nice copy. 1st Printing. Size: Octavo. 600 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0702218782.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Illywhacker
by Carey, Peter
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- Used - Very good
- Edition
- Pre first US Edition
- Published
- 1985
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Garrison, New York, USA
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$175.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1985. Pre first US Edition. Paperback. Very good. Signed by the author at the title page. Proof copy. The author's second novel, which won great acclaim and was short listed for the Booker Prize. 8vo, 600pp. Pale blue paper wrappers. Item Price
$175.00
Illywhacker
by Peter Carey
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780571132072
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- 1
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Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, GBR
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$14.53
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University of Queensland Press, 1985. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine copy, fine dustwrapper.
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$14.53
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Illywhacker ; Oscar and Lucinda ; The Unusual Life Of Triston Smith; Jack Maggs ; The history of the Kelly Gang ; My Life As a Fake ; His Illegal Self ; The Chemistry of Tears; Amnesia
by Peter Carey
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1977-2014
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- Hardback
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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$296.45
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London : Faber and Faber , 1977-2014. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6.5". None . A set of nine award winning books by Peter Carey The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A set of nine books by the Australian author Peter Carey. Amnesia is signed by Peter Carey. He is one of… Read more about this item Item Price
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