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[McMURTRY, Larry (1936-2021), his copy]. BOGDANOVICH, Peter (1939-2022). The Killing of the Unicorn: Dorothy Stratten 1960-1980. New York: William Morrow and Company, [1984].
Tall 8vo. Illustrated from photographs. Original cloth-backed boards (some sunning near top edge); original unclipped dust jacket (spine sunned). 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.
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO LARRY McMURTRY: “For dear Larry- The sentiment on pg. ix is merely a token of my appreciation for your friendship over the years - even at times unpopular friendship - I only wish I had your gift for prose, I could have done this so much better then- All my love as ever - Peter”. On pg. ix, Peter thanks several people including McMurtry who made “considerable contributions” to this work. In 1971, Bogdanovich co-wrote and directed the adaptation of The Last Picture Show, originally written as a semi-autobiographical novel in 1966 of the same name by McMurtry. The film, starring Jeff Bridges, was nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. A WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION COPY.