The pair of Hermes 3000 typewriters on which Larry McMurtry wrote Lonesome Dove and other works. Sold for $30,000 (£24,690) by Heritage.
Typewriters on which famous books came into existence have featured on these pages before, but not for some time – and certainly not machines of a kind that that continue to be used by their owner to this day.
The Swiss-made Hermes 3000, introduced in 1958 and noted for its simplicity and ease of maintenance, was favoured by a great many writers, but none it would seem have been so faithful than the best-selling American writer and bookseller, Larry McMurtry.