Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness In the West

by McCarthy, Cormac

Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West, is a 1985 Western novel by American author Cormac McCarthy. It was McCarthy's fifth book and was published by Random House. The narrative follows a teenage runaway referred to only as "the kid", with the bulk of the text devoted to his experiences with the Glanton gang, a historical group of scalp hunters who massacred Indians and others on the United States–Mexico borderlands in 1849 and 1850.

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The first edition of Blood Meridian was published by Random House in 1985. The first edition had a pride stamp of $17.95 on the front flap. The first edition can be identified by the following criteria: First Edition is stated on the copyright page below Random House number line "24689753". Red cloth spine with gilt titles. The back of the dust jacket has a photo of the author, with “Photo Credit Mark Morrow” on the bottom left corner, and "394-54482-X" on the bottom right corner.

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New York: Random House, 1985. "Blood Meridian seems to me the authentic American apocalyptic novel, more relevant even in 2000 than it was fifteen years ago. The fulfilled renown of Moby-Dick and of As I Lay Dying is augmented by Blood Meridian, since Cormac McCarthy is the worthy disciple both of Melville and of Faulkner. I venture that no… Read more about this item
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New York: Random House, 1985. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. An advance review copy of the first edition, first printing, with publisher's slip and prospectus laid in. Bound in publisher's crimson cloth quarter cloth over red paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, ruled in red. Near Fine with light lean to spine. In a Near Fine unclipped… Read more about this item
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A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET with tiny tape. states first edition In the original unclipped dustjacket is rich in color with NO chips or tears. . The binding is tight and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO remainder mark to the bottom or top edges. No writing or bookplates.
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London: Picador by Pan Books, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First UK edition, first printing, octavo size, 345 pp., signed by Cormac McCarthy. Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy, Jr., in 1933), is acknowledged by many as one of the greatest contemporary American writers. His first novel, "The Orchard Keeper", won a 1966 William Faulkner Foundation… Read more about this item
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FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING (number line to 2 with "First Edition" printed below - the code Random House used in the 1980s to indicate a first printing). New York, Random House, 1985. Book is FINE and appears to be unread, no marks. Only visible flaw is very light foxing on the top text block edge. Binding is tight and square, gilt… Read more about this item
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Ecco Press, 1988. paperback. Good. 7x5x1. Second printing of the first softcover edition, 1988. Text is clean and unmarked. Spine is creased, causing the binding to weaken in the middle. A couple of old bookseller stamps/stickers on the inside of the rear cover. Exterior moderately worn, with shelfwear at edges and corners. Faint soiling to page edges. Reliable… Read more about this item
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New York: Random House, 1985. First Edition. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Cormac McCarthy and inscribed to a former owner on the half title page, "For Ken / This one's for you / All best [signed] Cormac". Bound in publisher's crimson cloth quarter cloth over red paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, ruled in red.… Read more about this item
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New York: The Modern Library, 2001. First Modern Library edition author's classic novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Marion Ettlinger. Introduction by Harold Bloom. Uncommon signed. "Blood Meridian seems to me the authentic American apocalyptic novel, more relevant even in 2000 than… Read more about this item
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New York: The Modern Library, 2001. Reprint. Fine/Fine. Second printing of the Modern Library edition. Signed by Cormac McCarthy and inscribed to a former owner on the title page. Bound in publisher's original grey cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Fine, in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. McCarthy's fifth novel and undisputed masterpiece, a sweeping, terrible vision of… Read more about this item
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BLOOD MERIDIAN - VERSION 2- Dali Cover in RED [Collector's Custom Clamshell case only - Not a book]

BLOOD MERIDIAN - VERSION 2- Dali Cover in RED [Collector's Custom Clamshell case only - Not a book]

by Cormac McCarthy

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New York: Random House, 1985. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. Version 2 DALI inspired Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in rich red NUBA® with… Read more about this item
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New York: Random House, 1985. First edition of the author's fifth novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original half red cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Adelson. Jacket painting by Salvador Dali. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt… Read more about this item
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