first edition
1985 · New York
by Cormac McCarthy
New York: Random House, 1985. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Random House, 1985. First Edition (stated), First Printing with numberline to 2 in keeping with RH's methods at the time. Octavo (21.5cm); [x],337pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $17.95 price intact; boards in red paper and darker red cloth with gilt lettering and red foil rules to spine; red remainder mark to bottom of text block.
Dust jacket shows light rubbing and surface scratching; chip to top front corner; very short tear to top edge of front panel; mild wear to extremities; vertical crease to length of rear flap. Boards show mild shelfwear with chip here also to top front corner. Binding sound. Remainder mark to bottom edge and interior else unmarked. Overall a Very Good copy of McCarthy's fifth novel, a horrifying anti-Western generally regarded as his magnum opus. (Inventory #: 31108)
Dust jacket shows light rubbing and surface scratching; chip to top front corner; very short tear to top edge of front panel; mild wear to extremities; vertical crease to length of rear flap. Boards show mild shelfwear with chip here also to top front corner. Binding sound. Remainder mark to bottom edge and interior else unmarked. Overall a Very Good copy of McCarthy's fifth novel, a horrifying anti-Western generally regarded as his magnum opus. (Inventory #: 31108)
