Click for full-size.
In a Narrow Grave
by Larry McMurtry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good+
- Seller
-
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First Edition, second state, with skyscraper spelling corrected on page 105. Unclipped dust jacket with price of $7.50. Jacket condition is Good+ with minor shelf wear, a small blemish on front cover, and slight stain on back. Book is tight, square, and presents very nicely. A beautiful copy of an early work by the author of Lonesome Dove, among others. More photos, or video, available on request.
Synopsis
Writing with characteristic grace and wit, Larry McMurtry tackles the full spectrum of his favorite themes -- from sex, literature, and cowboys to rodeos, small-town folk, and big-city slickers. First published in 1968, In a Narrow Grave is the classic statement of what it means to come from Texas. In these essays, McMurtry opens a window into the past and present of America's largest state. In his own words: "Before I was out of high school, I realized I was witnessing the dying of a way of life -- the rural, pastoral way of life. In the Southwest the best energies were no longer to be found on the homeplace, or in the small towns; the cities required these energies and the cities bought them...." "I recognized, too, that the no-longer-open but still spacious range on which my ranching family had made its livelihood...would not produce a livelihood for me or for my siblings and their kind....The myth of the cowboy grew purer every year because there were so few actual cowboys left to contradict it...." "I had actually been living in cities for fourteen years when I pulled together these essays; intellectually I had been a city boy, but imaginatively, I was still trudging up the dusty path that led out of the country...."
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Paper Birch Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- PB-0011
- Title
- In a Narrow Grave
- Author
- Larry McMurtry
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Encino Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Literature;
Terms of Sale
Paper Birch Books
We accept payment by credit card or PayPal. If an item arrives misdescribed, we will issue a full refund including original shipping costs (?) for up to 30 days after delivery. For our full online inventory, you can also shop direct on our website at https://paperbirchbooks.ca.
About the Seller
Paper Birch Books
Biblio member since 2023
Edmonton, Alberta
About Paper Birch Books
Paper Birch Books is a little local neighbourhood used bookstore, chock full of treasures ranging from crisp contemporary titles to buttery vintage paperbacks, zany ephemera, and more. Our curation leans towards the literary, intellectual, eclectic, diverse, and curious. We house a host of tomes timely and timeless, rare and spectacular. Come visit our brick and mortar bookstore at 10825 95 St in Little Italy, Boyle McCauley, Edmonton / amiskwaciwâskahikan, Treaty 6!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
How to identify a rare book
There are several important points to keep in mind when trying to determine if a book can be considered "rare". Read here to learn more.Learn how to determine if a book is rare
Vertigo Comics
Vertigo Comics, an imprint of DC Comics, is being retired in 2020 after a 27 year run of groundbreaking comics. The imprint was DC’s home for mature tales that were often horror-themed or otherwise dark in nature. Learn more about Vertigo, home of V for Vendetta, Sandman, and Fables.
