STREETS OF LAREDO
McMurtry, Larry
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Date published: 1993
- ISBN: 9780671792817
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.
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