Leaving Cheyenne, Signed (29 results)

Condition: Fine. First edition first printing softcover Fine in pictorial wrappers SIGNED BY MCMURTRY ON THE TITLE PAGE.

SIGNED - VG+/NF - Black boards thirdbound in a black cloth backstrip with shiny gilt lettering on the spine and a shiny gilt Liveright logo on the lower corner of the front board. Book has a pretty good bump at the rear corner of the head of the spine and light bumping at the front corner (also head of the spine). Book has no other discernable wear, but the bump is significant enough that the book couldn't quite make a NF grade. White endpapers. Signed by the author in black pen on a special tip-in page bound into the front of the book by the publisher. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 722 pages. Dust Jacket - has a slight wrinkle at the head of the spine - jacket otherwise clean, bright, and sharp. Heavier than average book will require additional postage on orders requesting International or Priority shipping services. Tight and clean!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Larry McMurtry on page 54 where a portion of his book "Leaving Cheyenne" appears. A beautiful copy with a nice early signature by Larry McMurtry. A spectacular copy. This original dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and appears UNREAD. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. There is NO marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. First Edition Stated. First state of the dustjacket with the $4.50 price present with a shadow of a removed price sticker. An excellent copy with no bumps, marks or defects of any kind. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Printing in original publisher's cream cloth covered boards with black and red lettering on spine, red sun art on front board. Board cloth has tanning to outer edges and to spine as well as page edges. FFEP has square shadow of former sticker. Text block is still tight. Dust jacket has dark toning to white panels and spine, scuffing at outer corners and wear to flap folds, chipping at spine ends, closed tear up from rear spine fold with two chips along the edge.Wear to edges. Price clipped with price tag of $4.95 at top of front flap and a small round price tag at the bottom. No markings in the book. Pages are clean. Signed in red early signature, complete, on front free end paper. Photos on request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Larry McMurtry on a laid in signature with a handwritten by Larry McMurtry rejecting a small publisher's request to publish his work. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with NO chips or tears with minor repair. The book is in excellent shape and appears UNREAD. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. First Edition Stated. Original dustjacket price of $4.50 is price clipped as usual with the new price of $4.95 rubber stamped on bottom of the front flap. An excellent copy with no bumps, marks or defects of any kind. Included is a handwritten letter and mailing envelope containing around 75 words signed and dated by Larry McMurtry concerning the sale of the stock of Cahill's Bookstore. At the time, McMurtry was expanding his stock at his Archer City, TX, location. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy in a price-clipped, very good, mylar-protected dj; dj has some slight edge wear along top edge and spine ends, also sunning to the spine and minor tears to the back panel. Includes postcard to one of McMurtry's readers, hand addressed, signed and dated by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First printing of the author's second book, fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket. The jacket has a touch of soiling on the spine, and small area along the top edge of the jacket that looks like it had an old style protector because there is a very faint line running just below the top edge across the entire jacket, including the flaps. There is also a small piece of tape on the interior of the jacket near the foot of the spine that does not appear to serve any function. The colors on the front panel and spine of the jacket are bright and unfaded. The jacket is not price clipped, and has a $4.95 price sticker at the top corner of the front flap (presumably covering the printed $4.50 price). Basis for the 1974 Sidney Lumet film Lovin' Molly. The book itself is tight, clean and square - a very nice copy. Briefly inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Fine. First edition first printing hardcover Fine in fine dust jacket with very light sunning to spine SIGNED BY MCMURTRY ON THE TITLE PAGE.

Condition: Fine. First edition first printing hardcover Fine in fine dust jacket SIGNED BY MCMURTRY ON THE TITLE PAGE.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Slight lean to spine. Bottom edge of front board discolored. Spine of dust jacket sunned.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Texas A&M University Press. College Station, Texas. 1986. 298 pages. Signed and inscribed by Larry McMurtry directly to the title page: For ___ ___, Larry McMurtry. First Edition thus; first printing in the now-classic orange illustrated DJ. Book is fine in seemingly unread condition as pages are bright white, tight and undisturbed. Original attractive DJ is about fine if not for a tiny wrinkle on rear foot, a crease on inner DJ flap; and a sunning to spine that has bleached orange hue. A crisp, desirable copy of McMurtry's first book; re-released as part of the Southwest Landmark Series; and inscribed by Larry McMurtry. Fine/VG+. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. Second novel from the late McMurtry, author, screenwriter, and bookseller who demythologized the American West and won a Pulitzer prize for Lonesome Dove. His first novel, Horseman, Pass By, was filmed as HUD starring Paul Newman in 1963. Leaving Cheyenne took a little longer, but was eventually adapted into a movie called Lovin' Molly in 1974, starring Blythe Danner as the title character. A presentable copy deaccessioned from the Pierce County Library, and signed by McMurtry. Hardcover in jacket, signed by McMurtry on the title page. Library stamps on endpapers, tape residue from old jacket protector on boards, rear hinge cracked. Jacket price clipped and with some spine fading, else nicely preserved. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. 299pp. Oatmeal boards, black titles on spine, orange sun design on front board. Binding tight and square, spine straight. Dust jacket has edgewear, with some rubbing at foot of spine and a small stain on back panel. Jacket is price clipped. Bottom corner of FFEP also clipped. Pages clean and unmarked. Signed by McMurtry in blue ink on FFEP. Signed first edition of McMurtry's 1962 novel, published the same year as Horseman, Pass By. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket. Presentation copy signed and inscribed by the author to the editor of this edition on the front flyleaf. Number Three in the "Southwest Landmark" series, under the editorship of Lee Milazzo. Originally published by Harper & Row in 1963. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Stated first. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector, shows minor wear and chipping to the edges, light fading to the spine. Pages are clean.

Stated First Edition/First Printing with the correct code (H-N), in the 2nd state jacket (price-clipped with "495" stamp); A Very Good book in a Near Fine jacket. SIGNED and inscribed to western writer Ernie Bulow to the front free paper, with a unique inscription "the one the romantics usually like". A lovely copy of this novel, McMurtry's 2nd published work; scarce in the first printing and in this condition, rare with the unique inscription. This copy is in very good or better condition with occasional age-spotting to the exterior text block, some light rubbing to the spine ends, and a faint damp stain to the top exterior text block. Housed in a clean and bright near fine dust jacket that shows the usual sunning to the spine and some slight rubbing to the edges, else a fine example. Overall, a highly presentable and collectible copy of this early work. Not remaindered, not ex-library; will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. McMurtry's second novel. Filmed by Sidney Lumet as Lovin' Molly in 1974. The book came out while the hit movie Hud was still in the theaters, so the book got a lot more attention than most second novels are accorded. But the book was controversial in McMurtry's native north Texas. The nearest big city to McMurtry's hometown of Archer City was Wichita Falls. The paper there wrote (Sept. 22, 1963), "The book editor won't be running a review of Leaving Cheyenne for every reviewer to whom the book was offered (men at that, not a Mrs. Grundy in the lot) has backed away from it after a hasty reading. For again the author relies heavily upon four-letter words and sexual intimacies to carry his story along. Mr. McMurtry is letting his youth show, for the young man has talent (though the new book is not well-written)." This book, along with Horseman, Pass By, McMurtry's first, are on critic A. C. Greene's list of the 50 best Texas books. First edition (stated). A near fine copy in the second state jacket, price-clipped at the top with the remnants of a price-sticker still visible. The price of the book was originally $4.50, but the publisher increased it at the last minute, and all reviews of the book cite the $4.95 price. It's likely that there are copies with unadulterated $4.50 prices, but they are very scarce. The jacket has faded somewhat at the spine, but is otherwise near fine. This copy was signed by McMurtry at a much later date. From the collection of Tom Garner.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. McMurtry's second novel. Filmed by Sidney Lumet as Lovin' Molly in 1974. The book came out while the hit movie Hud was still in the theaters, so the book got a lot more attention than most second novels are accorded. But the book was controversial in McMurtry's native north Texas. The nearest big city to McMurtry's hometown of Archer City was Wichita Falls. The paper there wrote (Sept. 22, 1963), "The book editor won't be running a review of Leaving Cheyenne for every reviewer to whom the book was offered (men at that, not a Mrs. Grundy in the lot) has backed away from it after a hasty reading. For again the author relies heavily upon four-letter words and sexual intimacies to carry his story along. Mr. McMurtry is letting his youth show, for the young man has talent (though the new book is not well-written)." First edition (stated). A near fine copy with a bit of spotting to the unbleached cloth. The jacket is the second issue, price-clipped at the top with a $4.95 price sticker at the bottom of the flap. The price of the book was originally $4.50, but the publisher increased it at the last minute, and all reviews of the book cite the $4.95 price. It's likely that there are copies with unadulterated $4.50 prices, but they are very scarce. The jacket has shallow chips at the top of the spine but virtually none of the spine-fading this title is prone to. Further, it is inscribed, likely at the time of publication or soon thereafter, to some Houstonians (McMurtry was teaching at Rice in Houston when this book was published): "To Sandra & Bobby Gerry?with the author's best wishes?Larry McMurtry." (Your cataloguer notes that at this early point in his career, McMurtry's inscription was in the style of 19th century autographs, which were often from "the author.").

First Edition 12, 308 pp. First edition. Octavo. Original cream publisher's cloth. Black and red lettering on the spine. Textblock also has on the front cover a red star. Top and bottom edge is trimmed; fore edge is untrimmed. A square tight copy. In a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket is not price clipped. A price sticker is still on the front flap ($4.95). Faint pencil markings throughout, otherwise a clean copy in very good condition. A light to medium stain from a newspaper clipping impressed over the author's signature on the front endpaper. Signed by the author and writer Walter Clemons on the free endpaper. Walter Clemons was an editor and book critic for Newsweek. In 1971 he wrote a review calling "Leaving Cheyenne" a "funny, wonderful, heartbreaking book." Clemons' signature is in the upper corner of the front free endpaper of this volume, and pencil markings, presumably made by Clemons, appear throughout the text. On the free endpaper, Larry McMurtry has also signed the book very legibly in blue ink. This is a first edition of McMurtry's great second novel. Despite what the title suggests, "Leaving Cheyenne" was set in Texas, and it includes a time span that stretches across ranching in the 1920s and World War II.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Author Signed-Larry McMurtry. Book has previous owner signature inside front board dated 1963. Price clipped but $4.95 sticker is in the same spot. Title on spine is readable. Front color on dj is very deep. Book is clean, square and tight. Overall a very nice copy of author's second book. McMurtry's early works are unto themselves and really great books. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Second novel from the late McMurtry, author, screenwriter, and bookseller who demythologized the American West and won a Pulitzer prize for Lonesome Dove. His first novel, Horseman, Pass By, was filmed as HUD starring Paul Newman in 1963. Leaving Cheyenne took a little longer, but was eventually adapted into a movie called Lovin' Molly in 1974, starring Blythe Danner as the title character. First edition, signed by McMurtry on the ffep. Very good+ copy with some soiling to boards and owner's name on ffep. First state jacket is nicely preserved with light sticker shadow over the original $4.50 price. The jacket shows some typical fading, mainly to spine, and save for two small strips along the top and bottom edges due to previously being housed in an old style jacket protector. A very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Second novel from the late McMurtry, author, screenwriter, and bookseller who demythologized the American West and won a Pulitzer prize for Lonesome Dove. His first novel, Horseman, Pass By, was filmed as HUD starring Paul Newman in 1963. Leaving Cheyenne took a little longer, but was eventually adapted into a movie called Lovin' Molly in 1974, starring Blythe Danner as the title character. First edition, signed and inscribed by McMurtry on the ffep. Near fine copy in like jacket, price-clipped and with price stamped on bottom front flap. Spine shows some toning, else minimal wear.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Issue Dust Jacket. Octavo. Illustrated dust jacket, this copy is signed contemporaneously with the piblication by McMurtry at front free end paper. Very good dust jacket, spine and edges of panel faded, light edge wear heaviest at spine ends and corners, crease at top of front panel running through the first letters in the title, rear panel darkened, nearly very good overall, soiling to cloth, cup stain to cloth at rear cover, light stain to outer margin of early pages and to foredge, pages slightly agetoned.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. McMurtry's second novel filmed as "Lovin' Molly." A Fine copy in a Fine, bright, unclipped dust jacket with $4.50 price and sticker shadow. This copy is inscribed to Mel (Edelstein, librarian of the Getty Museum) and signed "Larry". A superb copy. This is McMurtry's second novel about love and loss on the great plains of Texas. From 1920 s ranching to range cowboys and WWII grief, McMurtry is the undisputed father of the Western literary epic. Leaving Cheyenne traces the loves of three West Texas characters as they follow that sundown trail: Gideon Fry, the serious rancher; Johnny McCloud, the free-spirited cowhand; and Molly Taylor, the sensitive woman they both love and who bears them each a son. Told in alternating perspectives over sixty years, Leaving Cheyenne follows their dreams, secrets, and grief against a changing American landscape. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A trifle cocked, near fine in a price-clipped, near fine dust jacket with slight fading and a little soiling on the spine. Signed by Larry McMurtry with an early, easily legible signature. Basis for the 1974 Sidney Lumet film *Lovin' Molly* with Anthony Perkins, Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner, and Susan Sarandon. A particularly nice copy of the author's second and scarcest novel.

First edition, signed by the author. McMurtry's second novel returns to his fictional Texan city of Thalia and examines the lives of several of its inhabitants from the early 1920s to the mid-1960s. It was adapted for film in 1974 as Lovin' Molly, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Blythe Danner, Beau Bridges, and Anthony Perkins. Octavo. Original beige cloth, spine lettered in black and red, red sun print on front cover, fore edge untrimmed. With dust jacket. Couple of bumps to extremities, slight foxing to cloth; jacket price-clipped, spine toned and creased at ends, nick to head, price sticker to front flap: a very good copy in like jacket.

FIRST EDITION. 208 x 145 mm. (8 1/4 x 5 3/4"). 5 p.l., 299, [7] pp. Publisher's cream-colored buckram, upper cover with a red sun symbol, spine with red and black lettering, original dust jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in ink on front free endpaper, and with ink signature of Walter Clemons in upper corner of same page; with pencilled notations (presumably by Clemons) and occasional underlining scattered throughout. âBuckram with a little edge soiling, preliminary leaves (including signature) affected by offsetting, a couple pages with minor thumbing or a faint fold, but still an excellent copy with an interesting association. Jacket spine a little sunned and panel edges slightly toned, a few minor chips to tail of spine and corners, price sticker over the printed price, faint red streak on lower wrapper, but in very nice condition overall. Set in West Texas (not Wyoming as the title suggests), McMurtry's second novel follows the lives of three intimately connected people--and the love triangle between them--over the course of about 40 years. The novel was adapted into the movie "Lovin' Molly" in 1974. Although Larry McMurtry (1936-2021) is best known for his works of fiction set in Texas and the American West, including his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Lonesome Dove," he was also an award-winning screenwriter, memoirist, antiquarian bookseller, and teacher. This appears to have been the personal copy of Walter Clemons (1929-94), a highly-regarded author and book critic who wrote about "Leaving Cheyenne" in a New York Times article in 1971, calling it a "funny, wonderful, heartbreaking book," and recalling a time when he "bought up five copies at a dollar each in Marboro [the country's largest retailer of "remainder" books] and passed them out" to other people. Clemons' great admiration for McMurtry's style, particularly in the present work, makes this an especially resonant association copy.