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Lot 336

LE MAY, Alan (1899–1964). The Searchers. New York: Harper &...

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LE MAY, Alan (1899?1964).?The Searchers.?New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, [1954]. 8vo. Original cloth, spine lettered in white (some rubbing, bumping to binding, some light offsetting to endleaves, several early leaves creased at lower corner); original dust jacket (spine sunned and chipped, some wear, a few chips, a few short, creased tears. FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 800 COPIES SIGNED on the limitation leaf for presentation to friends of the author and publisher. This novel is the basis of the landmark John Ford western (1956) of the same name, starring John Wayne.