Austin, Encino, 1968. McMurtry's first book of nonfiction, a collection of essays on Texas. Done by a small press in Austin, the first printing was so rife with typographical errors that it was destroyed; reportedly only about 15 copies survived, although recent estimates have suggested the number might be a bit higher but still very small. This is one of those copies, with "skycrapers" for "skyscrapers" on page 105. Although not called for, this copy is signed by McMurtry. Fine in a fine dust jacket; a flawless copy. Easily the scarcest trade edition in the McMurtry canon -- at least that we know of -- and this is as beautiful copy of it as could be hoped for. Provenance: the Bruce Kahn collection. [#911081] SOLD