Lonesome Dove

by McMurtry, Larry

An epic story of two retired Texas Rangers on a cattle drive to Montana that is loosely basedon historic events from the 19th century, the original Lonesome Dove story was written to be a screenplay called "The Streets of Laredo.” The 1970s film was to be directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring John Wayne, James Stewart, and Henry Fonda. However, due to casting issues, the movie was abandoned. Larry McMurtry later turned the Lonesome Dove script into a full-length Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The novel was later re-adapted to a four-part television miniseries starring Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Duvall, and Robert Urich.

First Edition Identification

Published by Simon and Schuster in 1985 in black cloth, the copyright page of first editions of Lonesome Dove have a complete number line beginning with "1.” The first issue jacket has no statement of the Pulitzer Prize, and the text has an error on page 621, line 16 reading "none" instead of "done." However, this specific error has been noted in printings as recent as the 25th and is not necessarily considered a first edition point of issue.

Other Collectible or Notable Editions

First editions signed by McMurty sells for upwards of $1,000.

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On Aug 25, 2009, Poetmaker said
I am 64 years old and have read many books, but this novel takes the cow pie cake--so to speak. I could not put it down--it has consumed my days and nights with the most outstanding writing I have ever read. I almost wanted to scratch the palces he was describing--I felt the rope on my neck--the bug bites--smelled the smells the cowboys smelled--was happy when they were happy and ever so sad when the main characters were either killed or had to make a major decision. A must read for everyone who says the love to read. This is a novel one must take on their trip to Mars or down an isolated jungle trip. It will keep you company better than anything else you could take with you.

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Lonesome Dove

by Larry McMurtry

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First Edition, First Printing
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1985
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Tight.
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0671504207
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First edition, First Printing, Full number line, 1985. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine. Binding tight, slightly concave on top, common in this work. Text very clean and unmarked. DJ is VG, slight wrinkle on spine, and on back. No tears or chipping. DJ is price clipped Lonesome Dove was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for… Read more about this item
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by McMurtry, Larry

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1986
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Paperback
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0671623249
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Pocket Books, 1986. Paperback. Used: Very good. 6x4x1. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Historical fiction; very good mass market paperback, some creases and nicks to edges, tips bumped, tanned pages, crease in spine, clean pages, prompt shipping with tracking.
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by Larry McMurtry

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1985-06-13
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Hardcover
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by Larry McMurtry

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Simon & Schuster, First Edition, Second Printing, 06/13/1985
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1985
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Simon & Schuster, 1985. Simon & Schuster, First Edition, Second Printing, 06/13/1985. Very Good/Very Good. A love story and an epic of the frontier, Lonesome Dove is the grandest novel ever written about the last, defiant wilderness of America. Richly authentic, beautifully written, Lonesome Dove is a book to make readers laugh, weep, dream and remember. Now a… Read more about this item
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by Larry McMurtry

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1985
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Condition of book is very good. The dust jacket, spine, binding, and inside pages all in good condition. No writings, markings or underlining in book. Book subject to normal wear and tear based on reading, and age. Can be seen on corners of dust jacket and hardcover, Numbering in book as follows: 10 9 8 7… Read more about this item
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LONESOME DOVE SIGNED

LONESOME DOVE SIGNED

by Larry McMurtry - John Le Carre

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First Edition; First Printing
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1985
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Hardcover
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New York: Simon and Schuster. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner name, small inscription on FEP. Faint tape residue on top/bottom of rear panel. FIRST STATE ("none" instead of "done" on p621) ; Personalized by John LeCarre on FEP. ; Signed by Actor .
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Lonesome Dove

by McMurtry, Larry

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First Edition/First Printing
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1985
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Hardcover
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Nicer than usually seen, with an especially nice jacket. 1-10 number line. Quite nice and tight, the jacket spine is mildly sunned. Tiny clear stain to top page edge.
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LONESOME DOVE

by MCMURTRY, LARRY

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FIRST EDITION
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PUB 1985
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HARDCOVER
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0671504207
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NEW YORK NY: SIMON AND SCHUSTER. FINE IN FINE D.J.. PUB 1985. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. FIRST PRINTING WITH COMPLETE NUMBER LINE:"10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" AND WITH FIRST ISSUE POINT "NONE" FOR "DONE" ON LINE 16 PAGE 621 . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS… Read more about this item
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NY: Simon & Schuster; (1985). First Edition . Soft cover. Advance uncorrected proof, near fine in bright yellow wraps. Small closed tear, about 3/4", at the bottom of the spine/front cover joint. The spine is slightly sunned (to a shade or two lighter yellow color). There is a little minor soiling to the page edges. A tight, square copy… Read more about this item
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1st Edition
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1985
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Soft cover
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Simon & Schuster, 1985. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Advance uncorrected proofs. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from McMurtry. Near fine in plain yellow wraps with black lettering. Single crease to spine, wear at corners, and some light smudging to page block edge else fine and clean.
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LONESOME DOVE

by LARRY McMURTRY

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Used - very good near fine with dj
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1985
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NEW YORK NY: SIMON AND SCHUSTER, 1985. hard cover with dj. very good near fine with dj.
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Lonesome Dove : Larry McMurtry (Hardcover, 1985)

by Larry McMurtry

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1274065372
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Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE. 1st Edition 1st State page 621 line 16 "none" for "done" Ex-library with all the usual markings Dustjacket protected in Brodart plastic slipcover
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Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove

by Larry McMurtry

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ISBN 10
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Lonesome Dove (w/signed card)

by MCMURTRY, Larry

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First Edition
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1985
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NY: Simon & Schuster, 1985. The endpapers have been professionally restored and the book tightened. The first edition of this book that went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in the year of publication. Many consider this work to be the author's tour-de-force. No indentation to spine. Previous owner's neat inscription to second free endpaper. A… Read more about this item
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Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, Book 3)

Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, Book 3)

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LONESOME DOVE.

by McMurtry, Larry.

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First Edition; First Printing
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1985
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Softcover
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NY: SIMON & SCHUSTER.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Close to fine in plain yellow printed wrappers. (Couple tiny nicks at edges of spine. ) Awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and basis for the immensely popular television miniseries. .
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Lonesome Dove

by Larry McMurtry

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1986
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Paperback
ISBN 10
067168390X
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Pocket Books, 1986. NF. Near fine soft cover. A nice, clean, tight copy with excellent color to cover. Nice, solid binding. No spine creases and no spine fading. The only flaw is a very slight, almost imperceptible crease on back outer corner. Carefully packaged for safe shipping. . Soft Cover. Near Fine.
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Lonesome Dove

by MCMURTRY, LARRY

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First Edition/First Printing
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1985
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Hardcover
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985. Book. N-Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A solid square tight carefully read copy. This copy has some pagedge soil, some light curvature of the text block at the top of the spine. The 18.95 jacket has some rubbing wear, some edge wear, some staining at the edge at the top of… Read more about this item
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Lonesome Dove

by McMurtry, Larry

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1986-08-01
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Pocket Books, 1986-08-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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Lonesome Dove

by Mcmurtry, Larry

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First American Edition
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1985
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Hardcover
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985. Pulitzer Prize winner. First printing. No markings. Still pretty tight and square. Stray ink mark, faint, on bottom page edges (not remainder mark). Price intact jacket is bright, clean and fresh with minor creasing at base of jacket's spine. In mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near… Read more about this item
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