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OSCAR and LUCINDA (SIGNED)
by Peter Carey
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0060159081
- ISBN 13
- 9780060159085
- Seller
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Monkton, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
HARDCOVER. SIGNED in Person at the Book Signing Event. OSCAR and LUCINDA by Peter Carey (1988). *Winner of the 1988 Booker Prize.* SIGNED to the Full Title page by Peter Carey, the author. Like New condition copy. This is a FIRST Edition, FIRST Printing copy as stated on the copyright page. The Book looks like it was never read and the Dust Jacket has no issues except for some cover rubbing wear as expected of a 32-year-old book. Book has no tears, marks, creases, remainder marks, library markings, or black lines on the edges. Not inscribed to anyone. Not price-clipped, not a Book Club Edition (BCE), or signed on a bookplate. True Collectible Quality. First Edition, First Printing, hand SIGNED to the Full Title page. No inscription; full signature only. From an event featuring Hisham Matar in conversation with Peter Carey in New York City on November 10, 2019, at the McNally Jackson Bookstore. FREE: A copy of two book reviews and the book store event flier are included. Any book that I ship that has a Dust jacket will be protected by a New, Clear, Removable Acid-Free Cover. This book will be carefully wrapped and shipped with free delivery confirmation. **** Oscar and Lucinda - Peter Carey has written fourteen novels and numerous short stories. In addition to winning the Booker Prize two times, his many honors include the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Oscar and Lucinda were published on May 1, 1988. ISBN: 0-06-015908-1. BS13677.
Synopsis
Oscar and Lucinda is a novel by Peter Carey, which won the 1988 Booker Prize, and the 1989 Miles Franklin Award. It tells the story of Oscar Hopkins, the Cornish son of a Plymouth Brethren minister who becomes an Anglican priest, and Lucinda Leplastrier, a young Australian heiress who buys a glass factory. They meet on the boat over to Australia, and discover that they are both obsessive gamblers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charm City Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BS13677
- Title
- OSCAR and LUCINDA (SIGNED)
- Author
- Peter Carey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket in an Acid-Free Cover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060159081
- ISBN 13
- 9780060159085
- Publisher
- Harper & Row; 1st Edition (May 1, 1988)
- Place of Publication
- UNITED STATES
- Date Published
- May 1, 1988
- Keywords
- Contemporary British & Irish Literature, Screenplays, Literary Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- SIGNED BOOKS;
Terms of Sale
Charm City Books
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About the Seller
Charm City Books
Biblio member since 2004
Monkton, Maryland
About Charm City Books
I sell mostly Modern First Editions. Most of my inventory is Hand Signed First Edition/First Printing Hardcovers. I also carry a collection of Brand New & Like New, Signed and Unsigned Franklin Library & Easton Press Books. I will accept offers on any book I have. If your offer is accepted, you are committed to buy. I will then reduce the price of the item ON THIS SITE so you can purchase the item or book on this site using their check-out...
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