Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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.
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Sacred Hunger (Signed copy)
by Barry Unsworth
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition 3rd Printing
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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Hythe, Kent, GBR
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1992. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good. First edition, third printing. Hardback, bound in black cloth with printed white titling and design to spine. 24 × 15.5cm, 630pp. Signed directly to the title page by Barry Unsworth. Sacred Hunger is a stunning and engrossing exploration of power, domination, and greed. Filled with the "sacred… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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- 2007
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United Kingdom: Oak Tree Fine Press, 2007. Book. Illus. by Ezequiel Mabote. New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Issued in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies signed by Barry Unsworth on the title page and a further 35 copies in the deluxe edition( Roman Numeral copies) which were signed and dated to the title page. This is the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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Sacred Hunger
by UNSWORTH, Barry
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- Used - Very Good ++
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- Near Fine
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- First U.S. Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385265300
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1992. Book in bound in tan cloth and gold boards, stamped in gold. The pages at the top edge have pulled away slightly from the cloth (typicall in thick books like this. Overall, a tight, clean copy of this, the author's fifth book, and winner of the Booker Prize in the year… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sacred Hunger ( Signed By the Author With A Loose ‘Joint Winner Booker Prize 1992’ Sticker)
by Unsworth, Barry
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- First UK Edition
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- 1992
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, GBR
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The First UK Printing published by Hamish Hamilton in 1992. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. A tight copy free from inscriptions and erasures. A little age toning to the text block but the pages remain clean. The WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. It bears the correct price of £14.99. No fading of colouring to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
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- 1992
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- Paperback
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London U.K.: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1992 The cover has light shelf wear. The edges of the book are lightly yellowed and spotted with age. 629 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Paperback. Very Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm). Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Reprint; First Printing
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- 1992
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin Books Ltd. Very Good+. 1992. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Minor edge wear, old dealer sticker to rear cover. ; Nice tight flat copy, no names or marks inside, appears unopened. Cover artwork by Anne Magill. ; 640 pages; Winner of the 1992 Booker Prize. Set in the mid eighteenth … Read more about this item Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
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Sacred hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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Hamish Hamilton. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Shows some signs of wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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- Used - Very good
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- Very good
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- First UK edition-4th printing
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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Hamish Hamilton, 1992. First UK edition-4th printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Hamish Hamilton, 1992.First UK edition-4th printing (5 7 9 10 8 6 4).Black hardback (white lettering to the spine, two small nicks on the edges of the cover) with Dj(two small tears on the edges of the front Dj cover, small nicks and crease on the edges… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
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- Used - Very Good Indeed
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- Very Good
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- 1992
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- Cloth
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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SACRED HUNGER
by Barry Unsworth
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385265300
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Pomona, New York, USA
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New York: Nan A. Talese. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385265301 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. ; 9.2 X 6.6 X 2.0 inches . Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1992-06-01
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Nan A. Talese, 1992-06-01. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x2x9. Dust jacket and book are clean. Has a good binding, no marks or notations. Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1993
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- Mass Market Paperback
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Penguin UK, 1993. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1992
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- Paperback
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- 9780241132821
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Blagoevgrad Region, BGR
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London: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. Trade PB . Slight shelf wear, some foxing to inside covers, endpapers and edges of reading block. ; First UK paperback edition with full number line. Nice tight flat copy, no names inside, appears unread. Cover design uncredited. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 640 pages;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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- Hardback
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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- Used - Very Good
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- Later printing
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- 1992
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- Paperback
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- 9780140119930
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Montmorillon, FRA
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London: Penguin, 1992. Later printing. Paperback. Very Good. 3rd printing of this trade paperback edition. Previous owner's initials neatly in ink on the half-title else a clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers.
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385265300
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Westerville, Ohio, USA
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Nan A. Talese, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x2x10. Books are carefully sealed in waterproof mailers and then boxed to prevent damage during transit.Gently used hardback and jacket with just slight wear. Some barely perceptible spots of foxing on the top page block. No owners' names or labels. Dust jacket is enclosed in a clear protective… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Unsworth, Barry
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- 9780393311143
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Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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Sacred Hunger
by Barry Unsworth
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- Used - Good
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385265300
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1992. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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