Laidlaw
by William McIlvanney
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Nr Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Kington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Now regarded as a founding tome of Tartan Noir, Laidlaw and its author William McIlvanney was little recognized until recently. The book has many of the characteristics of the modern Scottish crime novel. It has always been a difficult book to find in collectable condition. This copy appears to be unread, being square and very clean. A little dust to the top edge of the book block. The jacket is clean, bright m no tears, and only and only minor wear to the head and tail of the spine and top corners. Uncommon in this condition.
Synopsis
An extraordinary debut by a Scottish mystery writer, this cult classic of crime fiction presents Detective Jack Laidlaw, a policeman as complex and self-critical as you'll ever meet. Laidlaw follows the trail of murder investigation deep inot the underbelly of Glasgow, a world he knows the way Phillip Marlowe knew Los Angeles.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scorpion Press (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55
- Title
- Laidlaw
- Author
- William McIlvanney
- Format/Binding
- Black cloth over boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Nr Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 224
- Size
- 9" x 5 3/4"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mystery, Crime, Tartan Noir
Terms of Sale
Scorpion Press
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About the Seller
Scorpion Press
Biblio member since 2019
Kington, Herefordshire
About Scorpion Press
Bookseller in the late 1980's selling via catalogues and fairs. Then migrated to publishing special editions as Scorpion Press. Over 100 titles published including major crime and mystery authors: Dick Francis, Colin Dexter, Ruth Rendell, Ian Rankin, Bernard Cornwell, Len Deighton. Now concentrating on leather rebindings in runs of twelve copies - signed on an author profile page.
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