Inscribed first edition of the sequel to THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, returning to small-town Texas — presented by the author to a fellow DC-based rare book dealer.
Fine in fine jacket.
Price: $250.00
Inscribed to W. Hallam Webber, a contemporary of McMurtry's in the rare book trade especially known for his talents as a traveling book scout. Though McMurtry denied it, Webber has long been rumored as an inspiration for the main character of CADILLAC JACK, who is a professional scout. In McMurtry's 2008 memoir BOOKS, he tackled the question ambiguously: "Hallam likes to think that he is the model for Cadillac Jack in my novel of that name, but I picked that name off a D.C. street corner [...] It is certainly true that Hallam and Jack share certain trading instincts" (87). McMurtry then goes on to describe selling Webber a $750 that he purchased for $250 — which Webber then, after months of research, went on to sell for $8000.
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1987). 9.25'' x 6.5''. Original quarter blue cloth, red paper boards. In original unclipped ($18.95) color pictorial dust jacket with design by George Corsillo. Red endpapers, fore-edge machine deckle. 542 pages. Inscribed by McMurtry in black ink to title page: "For Hal / A somber tale / of the oil / patch / LM." Tiny crinkle to jacket spine head, faint toning to edges. Sharp.
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