Theft
by Carey, Peter
Ferocious and funny, penetrating and exuberant, Theft is two-time Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey's master class on the things people will do for art, for love . . . and for money."I don't know if my story is grand enough to be a tragedy, although a lot of shitty stuff did happen. It is certainly a love story but that did not begin until midway through the shitty stuff, by which time I had not only lost my eight-year-old son, but also my house and studio in Sydney where I had once been famous as a painter could expect in his own backyard. . ."So begins Peter Carey's highly charged and lewdly funny new novel. Told by the twin voices of the artist, Butcher Bones, and his "damaged two-hundred-and-twenty-pound brother" Hugh, it recounts their adventures and troubles after Butcher's plummeting prices and spiralling drink problem force them to retreat to New South Wales. Here the formerly famous artist is reduced to being a caretaker for his biggest collector, as well as nurse to his erratic brother. Then the mysterious Marlene turns up in Manolo Blahniks one stormy night. Claiming that the brothers' friend and neighbour owns an original Jacques Liebovitz, she soon sets in motion a chain of events that could be the making or ruin of them all.Displaying Carey's extraordinary flare for language, Theft is a love poem of a very different kind. Ranging from the rural wilds of Australia to Manhattan via Tokyo -- and exploring themes of art, fraud, responsibility and redemption -- this great novel will make you laugh out loud.From the Hardcover edition.
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London: Faber and Faber, 2006. Hardcover and jacket, first UK impression, signed by author on title page with no other inscriptions. One or two small marks on page block; pages are clean and sound - a very good copy. TS. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Item Price
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London: Faber and Faber. No specific faults to record. The book has the spring of an unread copy; dust jacket not price-clipped. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 2006. Item Price
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London: Faber & Faber, 2006. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED. Brown paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. Text block edges slightly tanned, otherwise as issued. Dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. 1st UK ed. 273 pp. Signed by author on… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Faber & Faber. Signed by the author on the title page (without inscription). No faults, appears to be an unread copy. Dust jacket not price-clipped. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Fine. Hardcover. First UK Edition, First Printing. 2006. Item Price
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Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 269 pages. First edition (first printing) of printer's proof. A fine copy in illustrated wrappers (paperback). Xeroxed pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, printed on both sides. Margins are identified for each page. This copy was printed 2/10/06. Clear plastic front cover, black thick paper rear cover with black cloth spine.
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Theft : A Love Story
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Toronto: Random House. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2006. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0679314636 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; nf/vg. Bit of a slant to spine. Bumping to tips ad top spine with some creases… Read more about this item Item Price
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Theft : A Love Story
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Sydney, Australia: Random House Australia, 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Complete number line from 1 to 10; signed by Peter Carey on the title page with no inscription; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectible condition.. Item Price
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London: Faber and Faber, 2006. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. An exceptional signed first British edition of Peter Carey's Booker Prize-longlisted novel. Signed by the author to the title page. This work was awarded the Vance Palmer Prize in 2006. It follows the tale of Michael Boone, an artist, and his brother Hugh. It was also longlisted… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sydney: Knopf, 2006. Pp. [iv]+272(last blank); cream papered boards, spine and upper board stamped in blind, a trifle bruised at foot of spine; fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper; ribbon marker; Knopf, Sydney, 2006. First edition, deckle edged issue. *Signed by the author on the title page. The novel was simultaneously published in two issues, one with a deckled fore-edge and… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2006.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. A novel by this award-winning writer "about obsession, deception, and redemption, at once an engrossing psychological suspense story and a work of highly charged, fiendishly funny literary fiction." SIGNED on the title page. 269 pp. Item Price
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Theft - A Love Story SIGNED & DATED
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London: Faber & Faber, 2006 Very near fine book light page tanning in a fine dust jacket. A first printing of a first edition book. SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated 1/6/06. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Item Price
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Knopf, Sydney, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. First Impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 269 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 in good condition, bar small hole. All edges clean, neat… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Faber and Faber, 2006. Hardcover in very good condition. Signed by auhor on title page. Binding is intact, contents are clean and clear. AM. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Item Price
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Theft: A Love Story
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Faber and Faber. Hardcover. Used; Good. Simply Brit welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring theres something for every literary palate. All orders are… Read more about this item Item Price
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Theft: A Love Story
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Knopf, 2006-05-08. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x1x9. Signed by Author. First American edition signed on a laid-in "bookplate" that appears handmade. The binding is tight, bottom corners shows traces of wear. Small damp stain along bottom edge of front board and minor wear to ends of spine. Glossy dust jacket in a mylar cover. Item Price
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