Larry McMurtry. First edition, first printing. New York: Simon and Shuster, 1989. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. No writing or markings found in the book, 348 pp.
A sharp, darkly comic novel from Pulitzer Prize–winning author Larry McMurtry, Some Can Whistle skewers American ambition, politics, and celebrity culture with McMurtry’s trademark wit and precision. Set largely in Texas, the novel reflects the author’s deep understanding of regional power, media spectacle, and moral drift in late-20th-century America.
This true first edition, first printing is housed in its original unclipped dust jacket, featuring artwork by acclaimed illustrator Wendell Minor. Both the jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition, with no writing, names, or markings. A nearly clean, well-preserved copy suitable for collectors of modern American literature or McMurtry first editions.
A solid collectible by one of America’s most important postwar novelists.
