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News From Tartary
by [Larry McMurtry] Peter Fleming
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Foxed to spine and boards; offsetting to endleaves; light uniform toning throughout; ink gift inscription to first blank; jacket
- Seller
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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Foxed to spine and boards; offsetting to endleaves; light uniform toning throughout; ink gift inscription to first blank; jacket rubbed and chipped, sunned to spine panel. Very good. LMM-208.
Peter Fleming. News From Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First American edition with Scribner's imprint and letter "A" to copyright page.
Octavo. 384pp (indexed). Profusely illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher's gray cloth, stamped in black and maroon to spine and front cover, tope edge stained red, original unclipped dust jacket listing a retail price of $3.00.
From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate.
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- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 208
- Title
- News From Tartary
- Author
- [Larry McMurtry] Peter Fleming
- Book Condition
- Used - Foxed to spine and boards; offsetting to endleaves; light uniform toning throughout; ink gift inscription to first blank; jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Travel, Asia
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About the Seller
InkQ Rare Books LLC
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Addison, Texas
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