Peter Carey — Theft a Love Story
London, faber and faber, 2006 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first UK edition, first printing of this novel by Peter Carey in the original dust wrapper. First edition, first printing of Theft, A Love Story by Peter Carey in the original publisher's binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page.The novel follows the plot of two brothers who move to New South Wales amidst economic crisis. It explores themes of responsibility, art and fraud. Peter Carey is an Australian writer of fiction novels, non-fiction, screenplays and short stories. He was awarded the Booker Prize twice, for Oscar and Lucinda (1988) and True History of the Kelly Gang (2001). In 2008 he was nominated for Best of the Booker Prize. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. The dust wrapper is in fine condition. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
