Gould's Book Of Fish A Novel In 12 Fish Signed

Author: Richard Flanagan

Stock information

General Fields

  • : $95.00 AUD
  • : 9780330363037
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Picador
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  • : 0.702
  • : 31 August 2001
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  • : 95.0
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  • : Richard Flanagan
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  • : Hardback with dustjacket
  • : 1st edition
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  • : 823.9/14
  • : very good
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  • : 410
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  • : Colour plates
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Barcode 9780330363037
9780330363037

Local Description

Picador, 2001. First edition, first printing. A fine copy in a fine d/w that is now in a protective cover. This copy has been SIGNED (not inscribed) by the author on the half title page. Scans available if required.

Description

Once upon a time that was called 1828, before all fishes in the sea and all living things on the land were destroyed, there was a man named William Buelow Gould, a white convict who fell in love with a black woman and discovered too late that to love is not safe. Silly Billy Gould, invader of Australia, liar, murderer & forger, condemned to the most feared penal colony in the British Empire and there ordered to paint a book of fish. Once upon a time, there were miracles. . . (Preceeding text courtesy www.panmacmillan.com.au) Hardback