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Magnus.

BROWN, George Mackay (1921-1996).

London: The Hogarth Press, 1973. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.206 [2]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the striking dust-jacket designed by Ian MacInnes, priced at £2.00. A black ink ownership to flyleaf, dated 1973. A selection of related newspaper clippings loosely inserted. Some wear to cloth. Jacket rubbed to edges with a few closed tears. Very good. A novel about the 12th century conflict between Earls Magnus and Hakon, set in Mackay Brown's home, the Orkney Islands. Item #60951

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