Peter Carey — Oscar and Lucinda

London, Faber and Faber, 1988. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first UK edition, first impression, of Peter Carey's award-winning novel, with the original unclipped 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 work, which won the 1988 Booker Prize, was written by Australian novelist Peter Carey. It 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. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with a little bumping to the top corners. Internally, firmly bound. Light age-toning to pages, which are otherwise clean. Dust wrapper is in lovely condition. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Fine.