The Big Sky

  • SIGNED Hardcover
  • New York: William Sloane Associates, 1947
By Guthrie, Jr., A. B.
New York: William Sloane Associates, 1947. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. SIGNED. 386pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Red cloth over boards with light gray ink stamping. With mild bumping to the extremities and subtle discoloration to the endpapers. In a worn dust jacket, with a prominent loss from the rear panel, and edge tears backed with tape. Basis for the Howard Hawks film of the same name that starred Kirk Douglas.

A. B. Guthrie was a 1950 Pulitzer Prize winner for his novel "The Way West" and wrote the script for the 1953 film "Shane."

Inscribed by the author (no recipient specified) on the front free endpaper: "With the author's good wishes, A B Guthrie Jr.

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