Description
First edition, first printing of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.
Octavo, [2], 843pp, [3]. Black hardcover, black cloth spine, title stamped in gilt on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. This is the first state, with the “none” typo on page 621, line 16. Solid text block, thin crease along spine, rubbing to black cloth, previously read. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $18.95 retail price, light shelf wear, a few chips to spine. A near fine copy.
This novel by Larry McMurtry won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1986. It was adapted into a television miniseries in 1989, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall. The success of Lonesome Dove led to sequels, including Streets of Laredo (1993), Dead Man’s Walk (1995) and Comanche Moon (1997).
