The Fat Man in History
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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
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Reprinted 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983,1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998- 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.
- Copyright page implies it is the 11th printing of the original edition: