"ABOUT ONE TOWN WHERE IT'S AT"
MCMURTRY, Larry. Somebody's Darling. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1978). Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. $475.
First edition of Larry McMurtry’s Hollywood novel, inscribed on the title page, "For Roswitha. About one town where it's at. Larry McMurtry."
"Arresting, kindly and wry. McMurtry manages to be funny as he slouches through Hollywood" in Somebody's Darling (Washington Post). McMurtry is "always a pleasure to read:" (New York Times). Recipient Roswitha Mott is a member of the family that has run the antiquarian book business Howard S. Mott since 1936. McMurtry's well-known engagement with the rare book trade began in his twenties as a book scout, and he ran his own book store, Booked Up, for over 40 years.
A few fold lines to dust jacket front flap. A very nearly fine copy.