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Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1992. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9.5" by 6". None. A great first edition copy of this novel by Barry Unsworth, Booker Prize co-winner in 1992. The first edition, first impression stated of this work by Barry Unsworth, co-winner of the Booker Prize in 1992 (together with The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje). The story follows a slave ship employed in the triangular trade, and in particular two cousins on a voyage. This work explores the vice of greed through the topic of slavery. With unclipped dustwrapper. In the original publisher's black cloth binding, with titles stamped in white to spine. Externally excellent with only minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is unclipped and smart, with minor shelfwear and slight sunning to spine. Minor faint spotting and faint tidemark internal to wraps, not affecting externals. Minor closed tear to head of spine to wrapper, as well as minor tear to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Minor fait spotting to edges, not affecting pages that remain generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
Sacred Hunger is a historical novel by Barry Unsworth first published in 1992. It was joint winner of the Booker Prize that year, sharing the position with Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient. The story is set in the mid 18th century and centers around the Liverpool Merchant, a slave ship employed in the triangular trade, a central trade route in the Atlantic slave trade.
Reviews
On Jun 26 2012, Okfine said:
It was a great read, full of truth and realism.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 757A64
- Title
- Sacred Hunger
- Author
- Barry Unsworth
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- booker prize modern fiction historical modern
Terms of Sale
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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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