News From Tartary [Larry Mcmurtry] Peter Fleming Larry Mcmurtry Collection,Travel/Exploration

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. . 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