Lanark
by Gray, Alasdair
Lanark, a modern vision of hell set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw. A work of extraordinary, playful imagination, it conveys a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love, and yet our compulsion is to go on trying. First published in 1981, Lanark immediately established Gray as one of Britain's leading writers, compared with - among others - Dante, Blake, Joyce, Orwell, Kafka, Huxley and Lewis Carroll. This new edition includes an introduction by William Boyd as well as the author's fascinating addendum, the 'Tailpiece' (2001).
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Edinburgh: Canongate, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First thus; limited "definitive" edition. No. 195 of one thousand copies signed and numbered by Gray on the front free endpaper. Octavo (9.5 x 6.5 in.), 560pp., black textured paper boards, gilt-stamped on boards and spine, in dust jacket. Gray's first book, over which he labored intermittently for more than two decades… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books
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Edinburgh: Canongate Publishing, 1985. Limited Edition. One of 1,000 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.778. Octavo (24cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and covers; dustjacket; [viii],560,[8]pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced £15), with gentle sunning to the spine. "Gray's first novel is a true… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books (Canongate Classics)
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books
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New York: Harper & Row, 1981. Softcover. Very Good. First American edition. Illustrated wrappers. Topedge slightly foxed, covers with modest edgewear, very good. Author's excellent first book. Item Price
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Lanark: A Life in 4 Books
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Edinburgh: Canongate Publishing, 1981. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (24cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [x],560,[6]pp. Original promotional bookmark loosely laid in. Spine ends gently nudged, else a clean, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £7.95), with light wear to extremities and a few tiny tears; Near Fine. "Gray's first novel is a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lanark (Canons): A Life in Four Books
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books
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Edinburgh: Canongate Publishing, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Author's excellent first book. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Item Price
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books
by Alasdair Gray
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LANARK
by GRAY ALASDAIR
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Canongate, 1981. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A near fine copy in like D/W with a faint crease to the front flap and miniscule shelf wear at the head of the spine Item Price
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Lanark
by Gray, Alasdair
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New York: Harper & Row, 1981. First US Edition Thus/1st Printings. Paperback. Good/N/A. First Trade Paperback Edition with First U.S. Edition stated and full number line 10-1. Small 'Silver Star' stamped towards top of front cover - remainder stamp? One 3/4 inch tear to top of rear cover. Light wear to spine ends corners. Some staining/discoloration to tops… Read more about this item Item Price
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LANARK: A LIFE IN 4 BOOKS
by Gray, Alasdair
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New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1985. First U.S. hardcover edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168845) (29631). Octavo, boards. The first U.S. edition was published by Lippincott & Crowell in trade paperback format only in February 1981, the same month as the Scottish edition published by Canongate. Braziller's edition was printed in the UK from the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books
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New York: George Braziller, 1985. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. 560 pages. Gray's very well received first book which was selected to be a "Burgess 99" title. A clean and tight near fine copy with a remainder mark to the bottom edge of the pages and in a very near fine dust jacket. A very nice copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lanark: A Life in Four Books (Canongate Classics)
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Lanark.
by GRAY, Alasdair.
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1981. Edinburgh: Canongate Publishing, 1981. 8vo. Original black cloth, title gilt to spine, in decorative dust wrapper; pp. [viii], 561; minor enclosed tear to head of spine of wrapper; very light rubbing to top edge of wrapper; internally bright and clean, near fine. First edition, boldly signed by the author to the front free endpaper. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lanark: A life in four books (Harper colophon book)
by Gray, Alasdair
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- 1981T
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