[McMURTRY, Larry (1936-2021), his copy]. ELPHINSTONE, Mountstuart (1779-1859). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India. London: for Longman, Hurst, Rees, at al, 1819.
2 volumes, 8vo. Folding engraved map with hand-coloring, 14 aquatints (13 hand-colored, one folding). (Frontispiece in vol. I reinforced at margin verso, some offsetting). Full modern calf (spines sunned, pp. 137-38 in facsimile); cloth slipcase. 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.
Second edition “with an entirely new map”. One of McMurtry’s favorite genres was travel: “I enjoy books on travel and have an extensive women traveler’s collection in my personal library” (See, Larry McMurtry: By the Book in the New York Times, 10 July 2014). Abbey, Travel 504 (“the plates of excellent quality”).