Peter Carey — Illywhacker

London, Boston, faber and faber, 1985. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of Peter Carey's award winning novel with the original dust wrapper signed by the author. First edition, first impression of Illywhacker by Peter Carey in the original publisher's binding and clipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page.The magical realism novel tells the story of life in Australia in the twentieth century through its protagonist Herbert Badgery. It won many awards including the Age Book of the Year Award for Imaginative Writing and for Book of the Year. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 1985. 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 original publisher's cloth binding and clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There is some very slight wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. There is some very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.