2 Peter Carey first editions are documented on this shelf, from Oscar and Lucinda (1988) to True History of the Kelly Gang (2000). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Peter Carey title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.

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Oscar and Lucinda — 1988 · University of Queensland PressSt Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 1988, first edition, first impression in original dust wrapper. 'First published 1988 by University of Queensland Press' on the verso. The Australian UQP edition precedes the UK Faber and US Harper & Row editions. 1988 Booker winner. The Australian UQP edition has priority over the UK Faber and US Harper & Row editions and is the true first; many sellers list the Faber as 'first,' but UQP precedes it. Faber UK and Harper & Row US are distinguished by their imprints and their own 'first published' lines tied to their later publication. No prominent BCE.
True History of the Kelly Gang — 2000 · University of Queensland PressSt Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 2000, first edition, first impression. 'First published 2000 by University of Queensland Press' on the verso (ISBN 0702231673). The UK Faber (2001) and US Knopf (2000) editions followed. 2001 Booker winner (Carey's second). The Australian UQP edition precedes the UK Faber and US Knopf editions and is the true first. The Faber UK is widely collected but later. Faber UK and Knopf US are distinguished by imprint; both are later than UQP. No prominent BCE.

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