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The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith

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First edition. Pictorial paperback with title. 1 full-page illlustration. "Severely afflicted, Tristan Smith faces death and danger from the first moment of his energetic and ambitious life. Here, for the first time, is the truth about him, from his birth in the Republic of Efica in the year 371 to the present day." A very lovely copy.

Publisher: Faber & Faber., London

Author: Peter Carey

Date Published: 1994

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

Reserve: $10.00

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