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[McMURTRY, Larry (1936-2021), his copy]. Bibliographia. London and New York: Constable and Richard Smith, R. R. Bowker, 1930-1936. 8 volumes, 8vos. Illustrated. Publisher’s vellum or parchment over marbled boards (spines toned and edgeworn, the last 2 volumes soiled and worn and have the bookplate of the reference library of John Schroder). FIRST EDITIONS, EACH LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. Including: No. 1 The Evolution of Publishers’ Binding Styles 1770-1900 by Michael Sadleir, No. 2 A Bibliography of William Beckford of Fonthill by Guy Chapman and John Hodgkin, No. 3 Cancels by R. W. Chapman, No. 4 A Bibliography of The Waverley Novels by Greville Worthington, No. 6 Binding Variants in English Publishing 1820-1900 by John Carter (previous ownership markings and ink notations), No. 7 Points in Eighteenth-Century Verse by Iolo A. Williams, No. 9 Anglo-American First Editions 1826-1900 Part One by I. R. Brussel, No. 10 Anglo-American First Editions 1786-1930 Part Two by I. R. Brussel. Provenance: Larry McMurtry (his bookplate, which he designed, features the horseshoe-shaped brand his father and grandfather used on the McMurtry cattle - each volume has his bookplate on the front pastedowns), from his personal library at his home in Archer City.