Peter William Carey (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good in trade paperback wraps. Dated, Signed and Inscribed to writer Peter Carey: "17 January, 1992. For Peter, after freezing in Boston. All best, Bill." First printing. Has general shelf and corner wear. Signed by Author.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. Unbekannte Unterschrift / Widmung / Aufkleber; Aus Bibliothek aussortiert; Abnutzung / Risse - leicht; Vergilbt / ausgeblichen. Now in its second edition, this invaluable handbook offers practical solutions to issues arising in relation to data protection law. Fully updated and expanded to include the new EC Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communication (in force on 31 October 2003), this book provides guidance toall professionals who deal with data protection issues, with chapters focusing in particular on the Internet, telecommunications, CCTV, the obligations of employers, and marketing and sales.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Thomas Victor (Author photo); William Graef (Jacket design); Robert Crawford (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing of the stated first U. S. edition, author's second novel. Signed by Peter Carey directly on the title-page. Binding slightly shook and light signs of wear else book in fine condition; dust jacket with soft creasing to spine ends, faint wear to corners, and light toning to flaps, else fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. [1st edition, 1st printing] 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm ; ISBN 9780883633373, 088363337X OCLC 49846577 ; LC E184.I6 G7393 1998 ; Dewey 973.049162 ; Contents: Ireland and the Irish -- A Habit of going abroad -- The distant magnet -- The famine era -- America learns to cope with the Irish -- The Irish learn to cope with America -- The vanishing Irish -- The American Irish Renaissance -- The Immigrant experience and the quest for identity -- Irish genealogy on the internet ; Series statement on jacket; Colored illustrations on lining papers ; green cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; Lavishly illustrated with paintings and vintage photographs, this coffee-table book tells the story of the seven million Irish who immigrated to America and their more than 40 million living descendants; Tells the story of those seven million Irish men, women and children who left their native land and sailed to America, hoping for a chance at a better life. Many came searching for the streets they had heard were paved with gold and found that not only were they not paved with gold, the streets were not paved at all, and the Irish were expected to pave them. And so they did. Through moving text and more than 200 extraordinary images, THE IRISH IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE pays tribute to the Irish in America, to their courage, their trials and their successes. We are given tangible proof of the grace, spirit, strength and passion of these remarkable people. The story of the Irish American is sometimes amazing, often amusing, frequently distressing, but always inspiring. It tells us not only who are the Irish in America, but what America itself is all about. ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. xi, 368 pp. Proceedings of the Resurrection Summit at Dunwoodie, New York, 7-10 April 1996. Dustjacket. Very good condition; touches of wear on covers.