Sebastian Barry — The Secret Scripture
London, Faber and Faber, 2008. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression, of Sebastian Barry's novel about the life of a Mental Hospital patient, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. 'The Secret Scripture' is a novel about an old woman, Roseanne McNulty, who is a patient at the Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital. Written by Sebastian Barry, an Irish novelist who is best known for this novel, and for his other Man Booker nominated 'A Long Long Way&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Dustwrapper is smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Signed by the author to the title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.
