Peter Carey — Jack Maggs & His Illegal Self

London, Faber and Faber, 1997-2008. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first UK edition novels from Australian writer Peter Carey, signed by the author. Two volumes. First UK edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Written by Peter Philip Carey, an Australian novelist who is one of only five writers to have won the Booker Prize twice. This set contains: Jack Maggs, 1997. Set in nineteenth century London, Jack Maggs is a reworking of the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations. The story follows Jack Maggs (the equivalent of Magwitch) and his quest to meet his 'son' Henry Phipps (the equivalent of Pip). His Illegal Self, 2008. In 1972, Che Selkirk is being brought up in New York by his grandmother. On a rare excursion to the city from his isolated home on Kenoza Lake in upstate New York, Che meets a woman who he believes is his mother. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are very smart with minor wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.