![]() The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is very Near Fine with the tiniest bit of shelf-wear to the top and bottom of the spine panel. The boards are pristine in tan and chocolate brown and the gilt lettering on the spine is bright. It is a true First Edition and first printing and the book itself shows the toning that is so prevalent on this title due to the books being printed on high acid paper. Here is a very nice copy of one of Larry McMurtry's most popular and important novels. The movie was nominated for 11 and won 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actress for Shirley MacLaine, and Best Supporting Actor for Jack Nicholson.Ĭondition: Fine. ![]() McMurtry s sixth novel was made into a popular 1983 movie with Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Debra Winger, and several other well-known stars. This copy has no remainder mark and is a nice example of this book, which has generally aged badly over the years. ![]() First edition 1st printing, Very Good to Near Fine book with the ubiquitous page browning, several gathering have aged more than the rest, soft at spine ends, very tiny bump bottom edge back board, touch of age toning along top and bottom edges of boards in a Very Good jacket that has age toning along edges of lighter portions of jacket, light edge and corner wear with a couple of tiny chips top of spine, small dog-ear crease bottom corner front flap, light rubbing both panels and several light overwrite impressions. ![]()
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