Set Reminder2023-08-17 12:00:002023-08-17 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Firsts: The Library of Robin and Kathryn Smiley https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/firsts-the-library-of-robin-and-kathryn-smiley-21926 We are pleased to announce the sale of Firsts: The Book Collector's Magazine's co-Publishers and Editors, Robin and Kathryn Smiley's collection of modern firsts of literature, mystery & detective fiction, and western literature.
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[McMURTRY, Larry (1936-2021)]. UPDIKE, John (1932-2009). A pair of type letters signed (?John?) to Larry McMurtry, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, November 15, and December 4, 1983. [Laid into:] UPDIKE. Hugging the Shore: Essays and Criticism. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. Thick 8vo. Original light blue cloth (some sunning to extremities); original dust jacket (light wear near head, some sunning to extremities). FIRST EDITION. Provenance: Larry McMurtry (his bookplate, which he designed, features the horseshoe-shaped brand his father and grandfather used on the McMurtry cattle), from his personal library at his home in Archer City.