The Fat Man in History

Overview:

  • Title: The Fat Man in History
  • Author: Peter Carey
  • Year: 1998
  • ISBN-10: 0702230200
  • Publisher: University of Queensland Press
  • Price: A$
  • Pages: 234
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Collection
  • Title Reference: Report on the Shadow Industry
  • Notes:
    • Copyright page implies it is the 11th printing of the original edition:
        First published 1974 by University of Queensland Press
        ...
        Reprinted 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983,1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998
      however ...
      • Front flap calls it a "commemorative edition" (commemorating the publisher).
      • Copyright page also lists ISBN 0 7022 2799 4 (pbk)
      • It is possible the previous 10 "printings" were in pb or tp only (ISBN 0 7022 2799 4, or even using 2 other ISBNs), because Worldcat seemingly only has an 1998 entry for this hc ISBN.
    • A small hc - about same height as a pb, but wider.
    • No printed price.
    • Has a dust jacket.
    • The cover painting is titled Cahill Expressway, was painted 1962 & is owned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
    • The author's name is in "gold foil" and is located at the bottom of the painting (very dark in the cover image shown).
    • The text is well spaced.