Peter Carey — Oscar and Lucinda
London, Faber and Faber, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A smart first UK edition of this Booker Prize winning novel by Peter Carey. First UK edition. Winner of the Booker Prize in 1988 and shortlisted for The Best of the Booker. This novel follows the story of Oscar Hopkins and Lucinda Leplastrier who meet on the ship to Australia. After discovering that they are both gamblers, Lucinda bets Oscar that he cannot transport a glass church from Sydney to a remote settlement at Bellingen, a bet that changes their lives forever. Written by Peter Philip Carey, an Australian novelist. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
