Peter Carey
66 copies for sale · $20–$375 · 29 first editions · 27 signed
Notable copies for sale
WAR CRIMES. Short Stories (first edition, signed) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$250
MY LIFE AS A FAKE (first edition, signed) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$125
My Life As a Fake (first edition, signed) — Good Books in the Woods$65
TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG (first edition, signed) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$400
THE TAX INSPECTOR (first edition, signed) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$200
THE TAX INSPECTOR (first edition, signed) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$175
THEFT: A Love Story (first edition, signed) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$150
THEFT: A Love Story (first edition, signed) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$150
THE TAX INSPECTOR - INSCRIBED TO GLENN HOROWITZ (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$375
MY LIFE AS A FAKE - INSCRIBED TO GLENN HOROWITZ (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$350
ILLYWHACKER (signed) — Kay Craddock Antiquarian BooksellerA$150
ILLYWHACKER (first edition) — L. W. Currey$85
Works on the market
PARROT & OLIVIER IN AMERICA5 copies · $38–$58
THE UNUSUAL LIFE OF TRISTAN SMITH4 copies · A$50–A$120
THE TAX INSPECTOR2 copies · A$175–A$200
THEFT: A Love Story2 copies · A$150
HIS ILLEGAL SELF2 copies · A$50–A$95
THEFT: A LOVE STORY2 copies · A$50–A$55
MY LIFE AS A FAKE2 copies · A$50
The Tax Inspector2 copies · $26–$50
The Tax Inspector - 1st Edition/1st Printing2 copies · $48
AMNESIA2 copies · A$30–A$40
TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG1 copy · A$400
THE TAX INSPECTOR - INSCRIBED TO GLENN HOROWITZ1 copy · $375
MY LIFE AS A FAKE - INSCRIBED TO GLENN HOROWITZ1 copy · $350
THE TAX INSPECTOR; SIGNED Franklin Library1 copy · $278
THE TAX INSCPECTOR; Franklin Library Signed1 copy · $273
Oscar Lucinda Signed1 copy · $250
WAR CRIMES. Short Stories1 copy · A$250
ILLYWHACKER1 copy · A$150
Jack Maggs Signed1 copy · $125
MY LIFE AS A FAKE1 copy · A$125
Market context
13 copies of Peter Carey's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $43 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
True History of the Kelly Gang, first English edition, signed by the author, 2001 (forum, 2026-09-03)£170
Oscar and Lucinda, first English edition, signed by the author, 1988; and others, late 198 (forum, 2026-09-03)£150
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