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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0241130034
- ISBN 13
- 9780241130032
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Hamish Hamilton, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Unsworth on title page in ballpoint pen. Hardcover, third printing, 1992. Text block clean, text unmarked. Light shelf wear, some white stains on the front board. Jacket in very good condition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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
- Twice Sold Tales, Capitol Hill (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044179
- Title
- Sacred Hunger
- Author
- Unsworth, Barry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0241130034
- ISBN 13
- 9780241130032
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
Terms of Sale
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- Jacket
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- Shelf Wear
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....