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Every Short Story by Alasdair Gray: Available Copies
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Below are all 25 responses from AbeBooks:
Every Short Story by Alasdair Gray 1951-2012 by Alasdair Gray
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA (London, LONDO, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $27.93
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $27.93
The first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones written for the hardback publication of this collection. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray's recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest.
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Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $14.60
Shipping: $13.80
TOTAL Cost: $28.40
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. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers
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Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $31.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $31.00
Paperback. The first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones published together for the first time. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray's recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest. An authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray's stories gathered over the last sixty two years. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Rarewaves USA (OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $31.40
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $31.40
The first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones written for the hardback publication of this collection. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray's recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest.
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Seller: medimops (Berlin, Germany)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $24.82
Shipping: $11.44
TOTAL Cost: $36.26
Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
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Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd. (Galway, GY, Ireland) New Book
Book Price: $25.17
Shipping: $12.01
TOTAL Cost: $37.18
Includes sixteen tales that were published by in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books. Num Pages: 944 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1092. . 2015. Main. Paperback. . . . .
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Seller: Kennys Bookstore (Olney, MD, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $29.56
Shipping: $10.50
TOTAL Cost: $40.06
Includes sixteen tales that were published by in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books. Num Pages: 944 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1092. . 2015. Main. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Seller: CitiRetail (Stevenage, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $21.99
Shipping: $49.56
TOTAL Cost: $71.55
Paperback. The first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones published together for the first time. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray's recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest. An authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray's stories gathered over the last sixty two years. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Rarewaves USA United (OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $34.29
Shipping: $50.00
TOTAL Cost: $84.29
The first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones written for the hardback publication of this collection. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray's recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest.
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Seller: moluna (Greven, Germany) New Book
Book Price: $30.55
Shipping: $56.05
TOTAL Cost: $86.60
An authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray s stories gathered over sixty two yearsAn authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray s stories gathered over sixty two yearsThe first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 wi.
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Seller: AussieBookSeller (Truganina, VIC, Australia) New Book
Book Price: $51.52
Shipping: $37.00
TOTAL Cost: $88.52
Paperback. The first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones published together for the first time. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray's recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest. An authoritative collection of Alasdair Gray's stories gathered over the last sixty two years. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH (Einbeck, Germany) New Book
Book Price: $30.15
Shipping: $72.21
TOTAL Cost: $102.36
Neuware - The first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones written for the hardback publication of this collection. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray's recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest.
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Seller: Rarewaves.com UK (London, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $25.72
Shipping: $87.06
TOTAL Cost: $112.78
The first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones written for the hardback publication of this collection. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray's recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest.
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Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books (Didcot, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $117.27
Shipping: $16.74
TOTAL Cost: $134.01
First thus. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket edges are slightly creased and nicked. Boards are clean, binding is sound and content is as unread. LW
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