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The tax inspector
by Carey, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Used - Like New/Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0571162975
- ISBN 13
- 9780571162970
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Faber and Faber, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First UK Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£14.99 price intact). Published by Faber and Faber, 1991. Octavo. Black cloth 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 straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Toning to page ends. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear. 279 pages. ISBN: 9780571162970. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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
- Southampton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 107616
- Title
- The tax inspector
- Author
- Carey, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Used - Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571162975
- ISBN 13
- 9780571162970
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Southampton Books
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Southampton, New York
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- Shelf Wear
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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