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The Hogarth Press Ltd. First . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Scarce First edition Hardback 1973 collectible Hogarth Press publication of 'Magnus' by George Mackay Brown. Brown links the 12th century story of the saintly Earl Magnus of Orkney s brutal murder at the hands of his cousin Hakon Paulson, to that of the philosopher Dietrich Bonhoeffer, murdered by the Nazis during WW2. A unique exploration of the eternal questions of guilt, goodness and personal sacrifice. Very good clean tight copy with original red and black period dustjacket, price clipped with small tears to the spine. . Light rubbing to edges of jacket with light tanning to pages. Price adjusted accordingly. Highly recommended. U5B13. 1973
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ONE SPRING MORNING all the peasants of Birsay were out on the bishop's land, ploughing behind their oxen.
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- Title Magnus
- Author George MacKay Brown
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 206
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Hogarth Press, London
- Date 1973
- ISBN 9780701203825 / 070120382X
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 74150018
- Dewey Decimal Code 823.914
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Magnus Brown, George Mackay WWII Scarce 1st Ed 1973 Hogarth Press
by Brown, George Mackay
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