Sacred Hunger (ARC)
de Unsworth, Barry
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine Plus.
- Librería
-
Comox, British Columbia, Canada
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1992. Trace wear to cover edges and a bump to top rear fore corner that has produced short impact creases to about one-third of the leaves, else a nice tight copy with square spine. Referred by the publisher as "uncorrected advanced proofs". Co-winner, along with Ondaatje's "English Patient", of the 1992 Booker Prize.. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine Plus.. Advance Reading Copy.
Sinopsis
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.
Reseñas
El Jun 26 2012, Okfine dijo:
It was a great read, full of truth and realism.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Purpora Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 8737
- Título
- Sacred Hunger (ARC)
- Autor
- Unsworth, Barry
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine Plus.
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Hamish Hamilton
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1992
- Palabras clave
- Booker Prize
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Sobre el vendedor
Purpora Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2009
Comox, British Columbia
Sobre Purpora Books
Purpora Books is a full-time business specializing in literature first editions, signed copies, poetry broadsides and fine press. Over 50% of our inventory is devoted to Canadian authors. We are committed to finding and providing our customers the nicest and most interesting copies available. Our bookroom is open by appointment - please phone ahead. We are always interested in buying books, from single collectible items to complete libraries.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
