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[McMURTRY, Larry (1936-2021), his copy]. HUTCHINS, Maude. Love is a Pie. [Parsippany, NJ: Blue Ridge Mountain Press for] New York: New Directions, [1952].
8vo. Original buckram-backed boards (light rubbing at top fore-edge of boards, small stain at foot); original dust jacket DESIGNED BY ANDY WARHOL (some minor soiling or stains, else fine). 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, SIGNED BY HUTCHINS. The dust jacket was designed by Warhol (1928-1987) in his early days working as a commercial graphic designer.