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Laidlaw
by William McIlvanney
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0340207272
- ISBN 13
- 9780340207277
- Seller
-
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1978 Second Printing of the 1977 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. British First Edition. This Book is in Very Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a paperless Dust Jacket Protector) has Very Light Scratches to the Rear Cover and Light Edgewear, including Small Areas of Rubbing at the Head and Base of the Spine and Very Light Crinkling along the Fore Edge of the Front Cover but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Very Light Rubbing along the Edges but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.
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
- W. White, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20231004003
- Title
- Laidlaw
- Author
- William McIlvanney
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0340207272
- ISBN 13
- 9780340207277
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 244
- Keywords
- British Crime Fiction
Terms of Sale
W. White, Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
W. White, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2021
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
About W. White, Bookseller
I offer a wide variety of books on numerous topics and specialize in architecture and architectural history, art and art history, auction catalogs, academic history books and journals, and local histories, particularly ones of Alabama and the Southern United States. I am committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of service. All books are shipped promptly using USPS Media Mail within two business days of purchase and are packed securely and professionally to prevent any damage during shipping.
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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