. with dustjacket. 1971 spine slightly cocked, clean copy
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First class...the pace is sizzling (GUARDIAN)
Refreshingly original...an ingenious and well-told tale (Sunday TIMES)
*Reissue of a still topical novel about Scottish nationalism by one the most distinguished British politicians of modern times.
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Seller: Regent College Bookstore, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Fraying to edges of dj, mild spotting on edges, name inside, text block clear and binding good. WR. Seller Inventory # ABE-1769814328014
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR004037335
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003679147
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: Clevedon Community Bookshop Benefit Society, Clevedon, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Purple/white speckled cloth boards; authors, title & pbl on spine. Cut edges lightly tanned; top edge foxed. Endpapers have maps in purple and white; ffep has a stain along front edge; dedication in ink on back of ffep. Text block tight; pages clean; intro to book on half-title page; other books by the authors on the reverse side. No jacket. Seller Inventory # 69276
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: MODLITBOOKS, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Publisher's full purple buckram covered boards titled in gilt to spine, in illustrated dust jacket. The book is clean tight and unmarked with some age spotting to top page edges, else fine. Unclipped dust jacket has some soiling, some loss to laminate at edges and short tears, some fading to spine. A controversial BBC series was created based on this novel but was never re-aired due to concerns of the way the Scottish National Party was portrayed as supporting violence though in 2010 SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond told the author Hurd that it was one of his favorite novels. Uncommon. Seller Inventory # 004341
Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australia
Hardback. From the blackened, crumbling tenements of Glasgow come ugly rumours. An army of separatist fanatics, recruited from the razor gangs of Europe's most violent city and funded and armed by an unknown power, are standing ready - waiting for the moment to strike. Is the Nationalist tide about to turn? Will Prime Minister Harvey avert catastrophe.' The possibilities of a civil war in Britain have never been so graphically portrayed. 1971, First edition. A near fine copy only marked by light tanning of the edges. The d/w is unclipped and very good with very light tanning and shelf rubbing and a short, repaired tear at the head of the spine. Now in a protective cover. Scans available if required. Seller Inventory # 31140967
Quantity: 1 available