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STREETS OF LAREDO
by McMurtry, Larry
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671792814
- ISBN 13
- 9780671792817
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The sequel to McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize winning, "Lonesome Dove," and second of the four novels in the "Lonesome Dove" series. It is the story of Capt. Woodrow F. Call, now retired from the Texas Rangers, hired to track down and kill the brilliant and elusive young Mexican bandit Joey Garza. It can be read as the struggle between young and old, between civilization and barbarism. First edition, first printing. About 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, 587 pages in light gray paper-covered boards with blue backstrip and gold lettering on spine. The wrap-around graphic on the dustjacket is a detail from al painting by Maynard Dixon ( "Cloud World," 1925). Boards and text are clean, complete and unmarked. No noticeable flaws or damage. The dj shows only a touch of rubbing at the spine ends. No bumping, creasing or tearing. Not price-clipped. A collectable copy of one of McMurtry's best known works.that was later made into a tv miniseries.
Synopsis
Streets of Laredo is a novel by Larry McMurtry. Although it was published second, it is chronologically last in the Lonesome Dove series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006123
- Title
- STREETS OF LAREDO
- Author
- McMurtry, Larry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0671792814
- ISBN 13
- 9780671792817
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Western, 19th century, historical novel, Manhunt, bounty hunter, Texas, Mexico,
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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- Spine
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