Signed Larry Mcmurtry (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo; Inscription, signed by the author on ffep - "For John / A tragic / not to say / sombre story / in friendship / Larry McMurtry." Otherwise clean and secure in original binding of blue cloth spine and cream boards. Dust jacket clean and bright. The recipient was John Gleiber, longtime member of the board of directors and Secretary of the Animal Welfare Institute and former Vice President of the Washington chapter of the Jane Austen Society. "In his most moving and richly comic contemporary novel since Texasville, Larry McMurtry returns to the modern West he created so masterfully in The Last Picture Show and Terms of Endearment. Some Can Whistle spins a tale of Hollywood glitz and Texas grit; of an extraordinary young woman and a murderous young man; and of a middle-aged millionaire running head-on into the longings, joys, and pathos of real life. "Mr. Deck, are you my stinkin' Daddy?" In a furious phone call from T.R., the daughter he's never met, Danny Deck gets the jolt of his life. A TV writer who's retired to his Texas mansion, Danny spends his days talking to the answering machines of his ex-lovers from New York to Paris and dreaming of the characters in the sitcom he's created. But suddenly, a hurricane called T.R. is storming into his life.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Autograph; 8vo; 382 pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding of blue cloth spine over blue boards in very nice dustjacket (clipped). Nicely signed on the front free endpaper "Larry McMurty" Welcome to the wild, hot-blooded adventures of Billy the Kid, the American West's most legendary outlaw. Larry McMurtry takes us on a hell-for-leather journey with Billy and his friends as they ride, drink, love, fight, shoot, and escape their way into the shining memories of Western myth. Surrounded by a splendid cast of characters that only Larry McMurtry could create, Billy charges headlong toward his fate, to become in death the unforgettable desperado he aspires to be in life. Not since Lonesome Dove has there been such a rich, exciting novel about the cowboys, Indians, and gunmen who live at the blazing heart of the American dream. With McMurtry's incomparable gift for capturing every nuance of Western life and lore, he weaves a breathtaking tale of excitement and violence, tragedy and comedy, unlikely romance and untimely death.; Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Edition. 254 pp. signed by Paul Magriel, Las Vegas resident. World champion backgammon player. Near fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: New. No jacket, as issued. First Edition. Austin, Texas: W. Thomas Taylor, 1991. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). BRAND NEW in PERFECT condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1991. First Edition. Introduction by Larry McMurtry. Fascinating and the most complete reference on the subject. Finely printed to boot. Illustrated with 39 plates -- photographs of the various forgeries side-by-side with genuine copies. Laid-in are copies of reviews of the book from the PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA and THE PRIVATE LIBRARY. Bound in the original tan boards and gilt-stamped brown cloth spine. 7.25" wide by 10.25" tall. Signed by the Author (his signature only). First Edition. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. xix, 159pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Octavo. SIGNED BY LARRY McMURTRY AND DIANA OSSANA ON TITLE PAGE without personalization. First edition, first printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 444 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. A perfect slipcased SIGNED and NUMBERED (201 of only 250) - This superb edition has a red stained top to the text block, and it sits inside a red slipcase. This has been opened only to check the signature and number. NEW & UNREAD. Issued in a red cloth slipcase with coloured endpapers and without a jacket. Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. x-330 pages with frontispiece and illustrations by John Richard Flanagan. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's yellow cloth with black lettering to spine and cover in original pictorial jacket. From the library of Larry McMurtry. with signed letter from the author. First American edition. Small letter to I W Chip of Coventry signed Sax Rohmer with envelope. After discovering the tomb of El Mokanna - the Veiled Prophet - and retrieving the precious relics buried there, the eminent archaeologist Sir Lionel Barton blows up the tomb. The heretic sect faithful to Mokanna interpret the fireball as their prophet's second coming, and a violent uprising begins. Meanwhile, the insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu senses an opportunity to use the powerful relics for his own evil ends. The action stretches from Persia to Cairo, then back to London, including an extraordinary confrontation inside of the Great Pyramid. Along the way his opponents face Ogboni killers, mind-control drugs, dervishes, and a "ghost mosque." The Mask of Fu Manchu was an American pre-Code adventure film directed by Charles Brabin. Written by Irene Kuhn, Edgar Allan Woolf and John Willard, it is based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Sax Rohmer (the sixth in the series). Starring Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu, and featuring Myrna Loy as his depraved daughter. Lewis Stone plays his nemesis. Dr. Petrie is absent from this film. From the library of Larry Jeff McMurtry (1936-2021) with his book plate to front pastedown, was an American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. His novels included Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), which were adapted into films. Films adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations (13 wins). While at Stanford, McMurtry became a rare-book scout. During his years in Houston, he managed a book store called the Bookman. In 1969, he moved to the Washington, D.C., area. In 1970 with two partners, he started a bookshop in Georgetown, which he named Booked Up. In 1988, he opened another Booked Up in Archer City. It became one of the largest antiquarian bookstores in the United States, carrying between 400,000 and 450,000 titles. Citing economic pressures from Internet bookselling, McMurtry came close to shutting down the Archer City store in 2005, but chose to keep it open after great public support. He maintained his personal private collection at his home in Archer City. Condition: McMurtry's book plate tipped to front pastedown. Corners bumped, some toning to covers, some internal fingering. Jacket some soiling, spine ends and edges chipped, fold over edges with closed tears and small chips else very good in a good jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A fairly ordinary copy with the spine slightly yellowed and the corners are slightly bumped. Jacket has a dime sized chip to the spine head and other minor edge wear. What makes this copy unusual is that it has a gift inscription from Larry McMurtry. Inscribed on the front endpaper to an unnamed friend This is a birthday present I didn't find in time. With the appropriate endearments. Larry. Probably a fairly early inscription but as it is undated that would be speculation. From an important New York auction and is guaranteed to be authentic. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Soft Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Soft Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by Author. PAPERBACK, Galley Uncorrected Proofs, Color pictorial Wraps with Long Black Car on Front with Red & White Lettering, Limited 1st edition special advance Reader's Excerpt,1994, NF, SOFTCOVER, 29 Chapters, 113 pgs. Signed by Author. …

Box. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Number 93 of a Limited Edition of 200. Limited Deluxe Edition of 200, this is No.93. Signed by Larry McMurtry and the author Stayton Bonner. This limited edition includes THE BOOKMAN in hand sewn wraps signed and numbered. Eight 4x6 inch glossy photos from McMurtry's early career (housed in custom envelope) , a facsimile of the Washington, DC Booked Up books wanted list, a Booked Up bumper sticker, two stickers, 6 booked- up pig logo stickers and a business card from McMurtry's Archer City, Texas Booked Up store. All of these items, including the book, are enclosed in a sealed wooden box. Each box is numbered with matching numbered book inside. Book has 43 pages and is 8 1/2 in. X 6 in. Box is a special made custom pine box with a decorative band with limited No.93 and has never been opened. All are in Fine, as new, condition. ; Box size is: 8 in. x 11 3/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. …