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Unlikely Stories, Mostly: Available Copies

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780140069259
    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London (1984)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $5.18
    Shipping: $6.06
    TOTAL Cost: $11.24

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.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780140069259
    Publisher: Penguin (1984)


    Seller: WeBuyBooks 2 (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $2.60
    Shipping: $10.10
    TOTAL Cost: $12.70

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly Canons
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd (2021)


    Seller: PBShop.store US (Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $15.23
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    TOTAL Cost: $15.23

New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780140069259
    Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group (1984)


    Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $5.65
    Shipping: $10.10
    TOTAL Cost: $15.75

Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Gray Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780862417376
    Publisher: Canongate (1997)


    Seller: Apeiron Book Service (Sant'Oreste, RM, Italy)
    New Book
    Book Price: $6.43
    Shipping: $10.68
    TOTAL Cost: $17.11

New Mint Copies. Author's Postscript completed by Douglas Gifford. Series: Canongate Classics., Ill. bn: Illustrated throughout in b/w., Ill. colori: --, Peso: 245 gr

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Penguin Books, New York (1983)


    Seller: Ann Becker (Houston, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $8.90
    Shipping: $9.00
    TOTAL Cost: $17.90

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Books 2021-02-18, Edinburgh (2021)


    Seller: Blackwell's (Oxford, OX, United Kingdom)
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    Book Price: $12.99
    Shipping: $5.68
    TOTAL Cost: $18.67

Language: ENG

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Paperback)
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Books, Edinburgh (2021)


    Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)
    New Book
    Book Price: $19.64
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $19.64

Paperback. A man finds a bald patch on the back of his head that looks curiously like a face, then discovers he's splitting in two. A bored student suggests digging a tunnel into the foundations of the art school. An elderly man is healed by hundreds of tiny people working on repairs inside his own head.Unlikely Stories, Mostly is Alasdair Gray's first collection of short stories. Gloriously illustrated, darkly funny, and steeped in myth and fable, they capture Gray's singular imagination. The first short story collection from the irreplaceable Alasdair Gray, sublimely decorated throughout. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Penguin Books, New York (1984)


    Seller: Ann Becker (Houston, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $10.95
    Shipping: $9.00
    TOTAL Cost: $19.95

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd (2021)


    Seller: Revaluation Books (Exeter, United Kingdom)
    New Book
    Book Price: $12.50
    Shipping: $12.62
    TOTAL Cost: $25.12

reprint edition. 290 pages. 7.75x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canons)
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Canons (2021)


    Seller: Brook Bookstore (Milano, MI, Italy)
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    Book Price: $16.55
    Shipping: $8.63
    TOTAL Cost: $25.18

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canons)
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Canons (2021)


    Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $25.18
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    TOTAL Cost: $25.18

Book is in NEW condition.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Books (2021)


    Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE (Southport, United Kingdom)
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    Book Price: $13.97
    Shipping: $11.30
    TOTAL Cost: $25.27

New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780140069259
    Publisher: Penguin Books (1984)


    Seller: Books Unplugged (Amherst, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $25.31
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $25.31

Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Books (2021)


    Seller: Kennys Bookstore (Olney, MD, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $14.81
    Shipping: $10.50
    TOTAL Cost: $25.31

2021. Main - Canons. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780140069259
    Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (1984)


    Seller: Ergodebooks (Houston, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $25.34
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    TOTAL Cost: $25.34

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Books (2021)


    Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd. (Galway, GY, Ireland)
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    Book Price: $14.41
    Shipping: $11.33
    TOTAL Cost: $25.74

2021. Main - Canons. Paperback. . . . . .

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canons)
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Canons 2021-02-18 (2021)


    Seller: Chiron Media (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
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    Book Price: $9.18
    Shipping: $18.92
    TOTAL Cost: $28.10

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canons)
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Canons (2021)


    Seller: GoldBooks (Austin, TX, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $25.68
    Shipping: $4.25
    TOTAL Cost: $29.93

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by GRAY, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Canongate, Edinburgh (1997)


    Seller: Broadhursts of Southport Ltd ABA ILAB BA (Southport, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $23.40
    Shipping: $10.04
    TOTAL Cost: $33.44

Contains "Unique Case" & "Inches in a Column", both previously uncollected.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canons)
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Canons (2021)


    Seller: Front Cover Books (Denver, CO, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $29.36
    Shipping: $4.30
    TOTAL Cost: $33.66

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly Canons
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd (2021)


    Seller: PBShop.store UK (Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom)
    New Book
    Book Price: $13.78
    Shipping: $31.56
    TOTAL Cost: $45.34

New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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UNLIKELY STORIES, MOSTLY. [SIGNED]
    by GRAY, Alasdair.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780140069259
    Publisher: Penguin, Harmondsworth (1984)


    Seller: Any Amount of Books (London, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $39.01
    Shipping: $23.35
    TOTAL Cost: $62.36

8vo. pp 271. Colour illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. Inscribed by the author to David Phipp, Chief Accountant at 20th Century Fox in the 1980's: "To David Phipp, from Alasdair".ISBN: 0140069259 Spine faded, a few marks at page edges, else clean and square. Very good.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Paperback)
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Books, Edinburgh (2021)


    Seller: AussieBookSeller (Truganina, VIC, Australia)
    New Book
    Book Price: $25.60
    Shipping: $37.00
    TOTAL Cost: $62.60

Paperback. A man finds a bald patch on the back of his head that looks curiously like a face, then discovers he's splitting in two. A bored student suggests digging a tunnel into the foundations of the art school. An elderly man is healed by hundreds of tiny people working on repairs inside his own head.Unlikely Stories, Mostly is Alasdair Gray's first collection of short stories. Gloriously illustrated, darkly funny, and steeped in myth and fable, they capture Gray's singular imagination. The first short story collection from the irreplaceable Alasdair Gray, sublimely decorated throughout. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Paperback)
    by Alasdair Gray

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Books, Edinburgh (2021)


    Seller: CitiRetail (Stevenage, United Kingdom)
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    Book Price: $19.49
    Shipping: $46.71
    TOTAL Cost: $66.20

Paperback. A man finds a bald patch on the back of his head that looks curiously like a face, then discovers he's splitting in two. A bored student suggests digging a tunnel into the foundations of the art school. An elderly man is healed by hundreds of tiny people working on repairs inside his own head.Unlikely Stories, Mostly is Alasdair Gray's first collection of short stories. Gloriously illustrated, darkly funny, and steeped in myth and fable, they capture Gray's singular imagination. The first short story collection from the irreplaceable Alasdair Gray, sublimely decorated throughout. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly (a first printing with erratum slip)
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780862410292
    Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd,uk (1983)


    Seller: S.Carter (NEWPORT, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $65.01
    Shipping: $16.28
    TOTAL Cost: $81.29

uk1st.edition.1st.printing/near fine hardback in near fine dustwrapper.this copy has the scarce erratum slip

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780140069259
    Publisher: Penguin Books (1984)


    Seller: GoldBooks (Austin, TX, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $97.87
    Shipping: $4.25
    TOTAL Cost: $102.12

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780862410292
    Publisher: Canongate, Edinburgh (1983)


    Seller: Blacket Books, PBFA (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fine
    Book Price: $91.01
    Shipping: $11.36
    TOTAL Cost: $102.37

Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. Illustrated by the author. The author's second volume, this book of short stories comes complete with its erratum slip (which has been tipped-in by a previous owner). This was a review copy.

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780140069259
    Publisher: Penguin Books (1984)


    Seller: Wizard Books (Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $101.21
    Shipping: $3.50
    TOTAL Cost: $104.71

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Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canons)
    by Gray, Alasdair

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781838852733
    Publisher: Canongate Canons (2021)


    Seller: Wizard Books (Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $101.66
    Shipping: $3.50
    TOTAL Cost: $105.16

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