First Printing Very near fine in red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A small octavo of 8 by 5 3/8 inches with the front hinge begining to part. In a near fine, unclipped dust jacket with a small nick and soiling to the upper rear corner of the spine area where it meets the rear panel and mild staining to the outside edges of the rear flap. Signed by the author on the first free end page without a date or inscription. This was McGuane's first book which has become quite uncommon in such nice condition. It is a work of fiction which deals with two men who "resume a long-standing and destructive competitive friendship" while at a hunting and fishing club in Michigan. Seller Inventory # TB31648

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Title: The Sporting Club

Publisher: First Edition,, New York:

Publication Date: 1968

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition, First Printing.

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We are a professional mail-order book dealer (and open by appointment) specializing in collectible, hard to find books by 20th century authors in the areas of Historical Fiction, Nature, Natural History, Americana and Americana Series titles to include The Rivers of America, the WPA's American Guide Series and the Lakeside Classics and many others. We also carry many volumes of American Literature and leather bound books by the Easton Press and Franklin Library. Come visit us at our web site at www.TownsEndBooks.com.

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