Peter Carey — Illywhacker

London, Faber and Faber, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition, first impression of Peter Carey's award-winning novel, with the original dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This novel tells the story of life in twentieth-century Australia, through its protagonist Herbert Badgery. It won many awards including two for 'The Age Book of the Year&apos. It was shortlisted for the 1985 Booker Prize. Peter Carey is an Australian novelist who has been awarded the Booker Prize twice, for Oscar and Lucinda (1988) and True History of the Kelly Gang (2001). In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is in lovely condition. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.