Folly and Glory

Wheeler Publishing, 2004. S1 - A large print hardcover book SIGNED by Larry McMurtry on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, scattered rubbing, light scratches and scuffing, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. The Berrybender Narratives. 9.5"x6.5", 392 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Larry McMurtry (Larry Jeff McMurtry) was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. His novels included Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), which were adapted into films. Films adapted from McMurtry's works earned 34 Oscar nominations (13 wins). He was also a prominent book collector and bookseller. His 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove was adapted into a television miniseries that earned 18 Emmy Award nominations (seven wins). The subsequent three novels in his Lonesome Dove series were adapted as three more miniseries, earning eight more Emmy nominations. McMurtry and co-writer Diana Ossana adapted the screenplay for Brokeback Mountain (2005), which earned eight Academy Award nominations with three wins, including McMurtry and Ossana for Best Adapted Screenplay. In 2014, McMurtry received the National Humanities Medal. . Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large Print.