Terms of Endearment by McMurtry, Larry - 1977

W. H. Allen, 1975. Hard cover. Very good/Very good. Jacket is worn, especially along edges. Front jacket flap is clipped. Inside edges of jacket are tanned. Spine is cracked but secure. Front paste-down end paper has residue from previous seller's price sticker. Inside is tanned, but unmarked and legible.

London: W. H. Allen, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First British edition. Shadow from sticker removal on the front pastedown else fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. First time director James L. Brooks took home three Academy Awards for his film adaptation (including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay Adaptation). Oscars also went to Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson, while Debra Winger and John Lithgow received nominations.

Jacket in mylar. 1st UK printing. Edge brown, small tail chip, price clip

W. H. Allen, 1977-03-21. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.1102 9.1299 6.5709. First UK edition. SIGNED by author on ffep. Original owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Jacket price clipped, otherwise VG, protected in mylar. Pages tanned but clean. Boards clean, binding sturdy.

First UK Edition; A Near Fine book in a Fine price clipped dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this novel, the basis for the Academy Award winning film, scarce in this condition. This book is in near fine condition with the usual browning to the page edges, some light shelf wear to the board edges, and a tiny dark stain to the front board, else fine. Housed in a crisp and bright fine price clipped dust jacket that shows no significant flaws. Not remaindered, not ex-library; in a protective cover and will ship in a sturdy box.

London: W. H. Allen, 1977. First British edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. The UK edition of this novel that became the source for a popular film of the same name. First British edition (stated). A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a small chip at the top of the spine. This copy has an uncharacteristically long inscription, referring (most likely) to McMurtry's previous novels, Moving On and All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers: "For Eleanor in hopes she likes this tale of mother & daughter. If so, there are two other books in which they appear-with good wishes-Larry McMurtry.

SIGNED, FIRST BRITISH EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (stated) London, W. H. Allen, 1977. Signed by the Author directly on the front free endpaper, no inscription. Dust Jacket Fine except for clipped lower front flap, no wear, no tears, now Protected in a Brodart cover. Boards Fine, no wear, only slight bumps on the lower front and back corners, Gilt Lettering on Spine Bright, no wear. Text Clean, no marks, but tanned as most British books of this age are. The novel was the basis for the movie starring Shirley MacLain, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson. A Beautiful copy of this hard to find book in Signed, Near Fine/Near Fine condition. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with USPS Tracking from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed.