Laidlaw
by McIlvanney, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394412532
- ISBN 13
- 9780394412535
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books, 1977. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The first book in the author's iconic series that launched tartan noir. First American Edition stated. A beautiful copy in black cloth with bright gilt and blue ink to type. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. Just a few tiny spots of tanning to endpapers likely from binding glue. Jacket is unclipped ($7.95) with nick to bottom edge of front panel and small dent to rear panel.
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
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB008444WM
- Title
- Laidlaw
- Author
- McIlvanney, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition/First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394412532
- ISBN 13
- 9780394412535
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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.