United Kingdom: Victor Gollancz Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0575029838 . A Near Fine 1st edition hardcover, in very Good dustjacket. Book is in clean orange cloth boards, very lightly rubbed to spine ends and bumped to spine heel, else Fine. Unclipped dustjacket is lightly sunned to spine, with two tiny (gilt?) marks. Spine ends are lightly bumped. there is some light edge-wear, and single 3mm closed tear to top rear corner. Bookshop price sticker to front flap - supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. Carefully packaged and despatched within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages .

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Bookseller: The Old Bookshelf (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 58060
Title: MURDO AND OTHER STORIES
Author: Crichton Smith, Iain
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0575029838
ISBN 13: 9780575029835
Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
Date Published: 1981
Keywords: 0575029838, Fiction, Scottish Fiction, Scottish Literature, Literature of the Highlands and Islands

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Welcome to the home of The Old Bookshelf, situated in Campbeltown on the West Coast of Scotland. Our wee bookshop holds over 15,000 New, Antiquarian, Out of Print and Used titles available for immediate despatch. We maintain a wide general stock, specialising in local, Scottish, maritime and military. Out of print and new titles are catalogued every day.Scottish Independent Retail Awards Regional Finalist: 2011 and 2015. Winner 2016

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