Description
First edition, first state of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.
Octavo, 843pp. 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, with light wear and dust remnants to spine, a few small spots to edges. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $18.95 retail price, light shelf wear, small hole to top corner of front flap. 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).
