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[McMURTRY, Larry (1936-2021), his copy]. BOGDANOVICH, Peter (1939-2022). Peter Bogdanovich’s Movie of the Week: 52 Classic Films for One Full Year. New York: Ballantine Books, [1999].
8vo. Illustrated from photographs. Original pictorial wrappers. 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 in the year of publication: “For Larry- Here’s a little something you’ll probably have no interest in- Love- (See you soon)- Peter”. Bogdanovich and McMurtry were close friends and avid film buffs. The two wrote several screenplays together including that Academy Award-winning The Last Picture Show which Bogdanovich also directed, based on McMurtry’s 1966 novel of the same name.