The last book sale, as mcmurtry billed the auction, appeared to mark the end of. Among the items up for auction was the mcmurtry 101, books or works the author considered special for reasons of his own not necessarily because they were any more rare or. Larry mcmurtry auction draws book lovers houston chronicle. Captain woodrow call, august mccraes old partner, is now a bounty hunter hired to track down a brutal young mexican bandit. The more than 1,500 lots of books, each containing about 175 titles, commanded more modest prices. All stock has been purchased and shelved over the last four decades by owner and founder larry mcmurtry. Screenwriter, novelist, essayist, and bookseller larry mcmurtry is well known for his novels terms of endearment and the last picture show, and his pulitzerprizewinning saga lonesome dove, the films of terms of endearment, the last picture show, and. Addison and sarova auctioneers specializes in rare books, fine jewelry, and fine art. The last picture show by larry mcmurtry hcdj book club edition.
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Larry mcmurtry is an awardwinning novelist, essayist, and avid bookseller and collector, who won an academy award for the screenplay of brokeback mountain with cowriter diana ossana. Black cloth and paper boards with gilt lettering on spine. All orders shipped to destinations within the united states will ship free of charge per standard usps mail. Larry mcmurtry auctions off 300,000 books from collection. We are based in sydney, australia and ship all over the world. I know robert duvall in the miniseries carries a colt 1847 walker but just curious to know what was used in the book. Great american and western author larry mcmurtry loves books and collects them. Deeply affecting was a true west magazine western movies what others are saying. Explore books by author, series, or genre today and receive free shipping on. Larry jeff mcmurtry is an american novelist, essayist, bookseller, and screenwriter whose work is predominantly set in either the old west or in contemporary texas. Booked up carries between 150,000 and 200,000 fine and scholarly books.
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Larry mcmurtry auctioned some 300,000 used books from his bookstores in archer city, tex. He is best known for his novels terms of endearment, lonesome dove and cowriting the screenplay to brokeback mountain. Mcmurtry, who also penned the last picture show 1966 and terms of endearment 1975, is offering his two hermes 3000 portable typewriters at heritages rare books auction scheduled for march 89, 2017, in new york. His novels include horseman, pass by, the last picture show, and terms of endearment, which were adapted into films earning 26 oscar nominations.
Larry mcmurtry keeping his last hometown bookshop alive. The official facebook page for writer and bookseller, larry mcmurtry. Several hundred visitors had descended on archer city for a huge book auction hosted by the writer larry mcmurtry, who planned to sell 300,000 of the 450,000 books he had brought here since. In a massive, weekendlong auction dubbed the last book sale, he sold off. Lonesome dove by larry mcmurtry, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The final book of larry mcmurtry s lonesome dove tetralogy is an exhilarating tale of legend and heroism.
His first published book, horseman, pass by, was adapted into the film hud. Larry mcmurtry was born in wichita falls, texas on june 3, 1936. A novel the berrybender narratives, book 4, mcmurtry, larry. This book became his biggest hit to date, and then the novel was adapted for the big screen in 1983. Just started reading larry mcmurtry s lonesome dove and got to the part where it describes augustus mccraes pistol as a colt dragoon with a 7 barrel. He is the author of twentynine novels, including the pulitzer prizewinning lonesome dove, three memoirs, two essay collections, and more than thirty screenplays. Get the best deals on larry mcmurtry books when you shop the largest online selection at. Larry mcmurtrys typewriters the intelligent collector. Several hundred outsiders had descended on the town, a tiny ranching community in the northern part of the state, for a huge book auction hosted by larry mcmurtry. K5 a first edition hardcover book signed by larry mcmurtry and diana ossana in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. His 1985 pulitzer prizewinning novel lonesome dove was adapted into a television. Larry mcmurtry and diana ossana on the last kind words saloon at the 2014 miami book fair duration.
Were the southeasts specialized auctioneer for fine items. His 1985 pulitzer prizewinning novel lonesome dove was adapted into a television miniseries that earned 18 emmy award nominations, with the other three novels in his lonesome dove series a. In 1975, larry mcmurtry publish the novel terms of endearment. Get the best deals on larry mcmurtry signed books when you shop the largest online selection at. The movie, stored huge names like jack nicholson, danny devito, jeff daniels and shirley mclaine, ended up being a huge success. Thanks to all those who still read books, and to those who also read my books.
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