The Tax Inspector
by Carey, Peter
- Used
- fine
- hardcover
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Redding, California
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1992. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A few minor wrinkles to the edge extremities of dust jacket; otherwise, Fine. Book is in fine condition and has never been read: pages are clean and bright. This first printing trade edition is signed on the title page by the author. Peter Carey is an Australian novelist and short story writer. He is one of only two writers, the other being South African born J. M. Coetzee, to have won the Booker Prize twice. In May 2008 he was also nominated for the "Best of the Booker Prize". He has also won the Miles Franklin Award three times, The Commonwealth Writers Prize twice, and many other awards.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Joseph S. Serrano, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 73
- Title
- The Tax Inspector
- Author
- Carey, Peter
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date published
- 1992
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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Joseph S. Serrano, Bookseller
(If photos of a book I have for sale are not included in the listing, I will be happy to provide one for you.) Fine is our highest grade; all book dust jackets are in archival covers. All our books that are described as First Editions are also First Printings, unless indicated otherwise. All books are guaranteed to be as described. We issue a full refund, including shipping costs, for returns due to an unstated defect or other mistake on our part. Please ask any questions before placing your order. All books are subject to prior sale. Books are shipped within 48 hours of payment confirmation.
About the Seller
Joseph S. Serrano, Bookseller
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Redding, California
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About Joseph S. Serrano, Bookseller
Joseph S. Serrano, a collector turned bookseller of Modern First Editions, Ephemera, and books of scarcity and rarity. A Internet/mail order bookstore located in San Francisco, California. Specialties are Modern First Editions in Literature and Mystery; Californiana including Zamorano 80 and San Francisco Ephemera; also Rare Books in all subjects of interest. Joseph Serrano's development as a Bibliophile/Bookman was described on the pages of the highly acclaimed book, "The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective,and a World of Literary Obsession" by Allison Hoover Bartlett, Riverhead 2009.
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