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Cold Ground Was My Bed Last Night
by [Larry McMurtry Collection] George Garrett
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Minor staining to boards; jacket toned, creased, and chipped. Very good. LMM-365
- Seller
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Minor staining to boards; jacket toned, creased, and chipped. Very good. LMM-365. [Inscribed]. George Garrett. Cold Ground Was My Bed Last Night. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, [1964]. First edition.
Inscribed by George Garrett: "Merry Christmas & / a happy new year to / Mildred & Tom - / George Garrett."
Inscribed by George Garrett: "Merry Christmas & / a happy new year to / Mildred & Tom - / George Garrett."
Octavo. 206pp. Illustrated. Publisher's green pictorial cloth, stamped in black to spine and front cover, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $3.75.
From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate to each volume.
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Details
- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 365
- Title
- Cold Ground Was My Bed Last Night
- Author
- [Larry McMurtry Collection] George Garrett
- Book Condition
- Used - Minor staining to boards; jacket toned, creased, and chipped. Very good. LMM-365
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Fiction, Short Stories
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
InkQ Rare Books LLC
Biblio member since 2024
Addison, Texas
About InkQ Rare Books LLC
Welcome to InkQ Rare Books! Home to the collections of Larry McMurtry; Screenwriter and Author William Goldman; The Ronald K. Siegel Collection of Books on Psychoactive Drugs, as well as books on hunting and fishing, modern first editions, children's and illustrated books, travels & voyages, history, Texana, ephemera, and more.
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