The Partnership
by Barry Unsworth
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A first edition of Barry Unsworth"s debut novel, set in a sleepy Cornish holiday village. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper."The Partnership" is set in Lanruan, a small holiday village on the Cornish coast, following business partner Foley and Moss.Written by Barry Unsworth, an author of historical fiction, who is best known for his Booker Prize winning novel "Sacred Hunger". In the original publisher"s cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, near fine, with very light evidence of tidemarks to the tail of the boards. Dustwrapper with a chip to the head of the spine. Minor edgewear and some light marks to the dustwrapper, with very light tidemarks to the tail of the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 711P10
- Title
- The Partnership
- Author
- Barry Unsworth
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- barry unsworth the partnership cornish holiday the partnership foley moss
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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