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McMURTRY, Larry (1936–2021). Horseman, Pass By. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1961].
8vo. Original cloth–backed boards (minor rubbing, soiling); original dust jacket (spine edges worn and chipped, some light edgewear, with a few short tears, minor occasional soiling).
FIRST EDITION of the author’s first novel and the basis for the movie 1963 western drama Hud, starring Paul Newman and Patricia Neal, directed by Martin Ritt. It was nominated for numerous Academy Awards, with Patricia Neal winning for Best Actress, Melvyn Douglas as Best Supporting Actor, and James Wong Howe for Best Cinematography. One of Greene’s Fifty Best Books on Texas. Reese, Six–Score 77. Green, p. 25.