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CAREY, Peter (born 1943).

London: Faber and Faber, 1997. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 328. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Huntley/Muir, priced at £15.99. Very light handling only. A fine copy. A novel exploring crime, the occult, and desire, set in early Victorian London. Item #60862

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