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Lonesome Dove

by McMurtry, Larry

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First state, "none for done" on pg 621, line 16. Full number line, not price clipped. Toning to dust jacket, some shelf wear, mark to bottom of spine dust jacket. 1986 Pulitzer, nice tight copy,

Synopsis

An epic story of two retired Texas Rangers on a cattle drive to Montana that is loosely basedon historic events from the 19th century, the original Lonesome Dove story was written to be a screenplay called "The Streets of Laredo.” The 1970s film was to be directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring John Wayne, James Stewart, and Henry Fonda. However, due to casting issues, the movie was abandoned. Larry McMurtry later turned the Lonesome Dove script into a full-length Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The novel was later re-adapted to a four-part television miniseries starring Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, and Robert Urich.

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Reviews

On Aug 25 2009, Poetmaker said:
I am 64 years old and have read many books, but this novel takes the cow pie cake--so to speak. I could not put it down--it has consumed my days and nights with the most outstanding writing I have ever read. I almost wanted to scratch the palces he was describing--I felt the rope on my neck--the bug bites--smelled the smells the cowboys smelled--was happy when they were happy and ever so sad when the main characters were either killed or had to make a major decision.

A must read for everyone who says the love to read. This is a novel one must take on their trip to Mars or down an isolated jungle trip. It will keep you company better than anything else you could take with you.

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Details

Bookseller
Lyons Fine Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
9193
Title
Lonesome Dove
Author
McMurtry, Larry
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near fine
Jacket Condition
near fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1985

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Price Clipped
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Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Shelf Wear
Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
First State
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Number Line
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Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Spine
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