Illywhacker-SIGNED FIRST PRINTING

Carey, Peter

ISBN 10: 0571132073 / ISBN 13: 9780571132072

Edité par Faber, London, 1985

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Fine first printing in fine dustwrapper. The book is square, tight and unread. Very light flecking to the top edge and one spot to fore edge. Very minimal softening to the base of the spine. The dustwrapper is complete with one or two spots to the verso. Signed by the author to the title page, without inscription. An attractive copy . As a keen collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed. N° de réf. du vendeur 005656

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Illywhacker-SIGNED FIRST PRINTING

Éditeur : Faber, London

Date d'édition : 1985

Reliure : Hardback

Etat : Fine

Etat de la jaquette : Fine

Signé : Signed by Author(s)

Edition : First Edition

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Synopsis :

Book by Carey Peter

Présentation de l'éditeur:

In Australian slang, an illywhacker is a country fair con man, an unprincipled seller of fake diamonds and dubious tonics. And Herbert Badgery, the 139-year-old narrator of Peter Carey's uproarious novel, may be the king of them all. Vagabond and charlatan, aviator and car salesman, seducer and patriarch, Badgery is a walking embodiment of the Australian national character—espcially of its proclivity for tall stories and barefaced lies.

As Carey follows this charming scoundrel across a continent and a century, he creates a crazy quilt of outlandish encounters, with characters that include a genteel dowager who fends off madness with an electric belt and a ravishing young girl with a dangerous fondness for rooftop trysts. Boldly inventive, irresistibly odd, Illywhacker is further proof that Peter Carey is one of the most enchanting writers at work in any hemisphere.