Fat Man In History, The

St. Lucia, Qld. : U.O.Q. Press, 1974. First edition. Signed in full by the author on the title-page. Octavo, brown cloth-covered boards in dust jacket (a little chipped at edges, spine a trifle sunned), reproducing Jeffrey Smart's oil painting Cahill Expressway; pp. 141; pages slightly browned (as usual), small crease to inner corners of pp. 7-10 from bindery. A… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1993. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Vintage. Used - Very Good. 1993. Paperback. Very Good.

LONDON: FABER.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0571116191 . First British edition. SIGNED by Peter Carey on title page. Close to fine in fine dj. (Slight spine lean) Author's FIRST collection of stories. .

Faber and Faber. Paperback. 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 there’s something for every literary palate. All orders are… Read more about this item

New York: Vintage International - Random House, 1993. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 186 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This story collection contains: Peeling; Do You Love Me?; The Chance; The Puzzling Nature of Blue; Exotic Pleasures; The Last… Read more about this item

Faber and Faber, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First UK Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£4.95 price intact). Published by Faber and Faber, 1980. Octavo. Blue boards stamped in silver. Signed by author on title page (flat signed not inscribed). Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine… Read more about this item

London : FABER & FABER , 1980 First UK Edition 1980.1st print.This book is considered to be one of the most important works of Australian fiction in recent years.[Book- Blue cloth to boards with silver titles, Fine throughout, no inscsp. sound binding.Silver & Blue Dust Jacket not price clipped. no notable defects to book or jacket] 186pp.225x145mm. Now in clear… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1980. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First US edition of the author's first book, a collection of stories first published in Australia six years prior. A sound very good or better copy in price-intact dustwrapper with vertical crease to the front flap. Nice copy.

Vintage. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

RANDOM HOUSE. NY 1980. Near Fine. 1980. First Edition. 0394510720 . First American Edition. Near fine in a Nf. dj. (Light foxing to edges. Creasing at edges of front dj. flap) Author's FIRST U.S. publication. .

New York: Random House, 1980. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. An extremely rare copy of Peter Carey's first book, a collection of ten short stories. Set in an unnerving version of the near future, these surrealistic parables hint at the torrent of novels to come, two of which have won the booker Prize. Book is in perfect… Read more about this item

Random House, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

THE FAT MAN IN HISTORY, Random House, 1980, first American edition, fine in like color pictorial dust-wrapper. Review copy with accompanying review slip laid in. SIGNED by the author. The first book by this Australian Booker Prize winner.

London : Faber and Faber, 1980. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. A wonderful, signed first edition copy of Peter Carey's collection of surreal short stories. A first edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The Fat Man In History is widely considered to be one of the most important works of Australian… Read more about this item

Trade Paperback. Weak front hinge. Previous Owners Name Inside Front Cover. Acceptable Condition. Cover Creased. Clean Text, No Water Damage. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better.

PBFA; London, 1995. Soft. Very good+++ paperback. 4to; 107pp. In black and white.. Very good+++ paperback. Mild wear to extremities. Internally clean and tight.

Faber & Faber 1991. Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

St Lucia, Uni. of Queensland Press, reprinted 1979.. 142pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. A near fine copy.. Early paperback edition, which itself has become a more realistic alternative to the extremely difficult first edition.