Blood Meridian by McCarthy, Cormac - 1985

New York: Random House, 1985. First edition (stated). Very good plus in very good jacket.. First printing of McCarthy's grim epic Western. The jewel of McCarthy's oeuvre, and one of few resoundingly great novels to have so far escaped the peril of film adaptation-most recently slipping nimbly from the grasping hands of James Franco-as its greatness rests in large part on its unadaptable prose. BLOOD MERIDIAN is a book from which those who love it best can recite unprompted; even those who love it somewhat less have the last paragraph by heart. McCarthy's great and terrible Judge Holden is one of a select few twentieth-century characters to achieve immortality without inspiring ten thousand easy imitations: no warmed-over archetype, but a whole new monster. A landmark in US literature. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original quarter red cloth with red boards, gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($17.95) dust jacket, designed by Richard Adelson. [8], 337, [1] pages. Large chip to top of jacket spine and front… Read More

Random House Publishing, 1985. 1. Hardcover. Good. Good++ in a Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Stated First Edition; Dust jacket is lightly shelfworn and egdeworn with a few very small edge-tears and a small tear in the jacket at the lower edge of the spine, and has minor creasing to the corners inside of the jacket flaps, but is overall clean and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Clean boards with just minor fading and edgewear; Very light foxing to the textblock edges with a red pen remainder mark to the bottom edge near the spine; Very light foxing to the endpapers, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.3 lbs; Dark red dust jacket with title in red lettering; 1985, Random House Publishing; 327 pages; "Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West," by… Read More

New York : Random House Inc, 1985. A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Remainder mark on top edge. Jacket with minute shelf, except for the top rear corner with has a small chip.

Random House Publishing, 1985. 1. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good++ in a Very Good++ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no scuffs or tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Very light wear to the boards with "straight" edge-corners; All three textblock sides are unblemished; One tiny and faint spot-mark to the first endpaper, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.3 lbs; Dark red dust jacket with title in red lettering; 1985, Random House Publishing; 327 pages; "Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West," by Cormac McCarthy.

Random House, February 1985. First Edition. Hardcover . Very Good/Very Good. First printing. Red boards in red cloth back. Slight lean to spine, trivial edgewear and very light spotting on edges. Binding is unusually firm and tight; the copy is likely unread. Very clean internally. Jacket is bright, not clipped and has extremely faint chipping (no paper loss) along edges. Wrapped for preservation.

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 lettering on spine is bright, no wear, no bumps, and no remainder mark, not ex-library. Dust Jacket is FINE with no noticeable wear, no fading, no chips, no tears, price is not clipped ($17.95). A sharp copy of what many consider McCarthy's best work housed in a beautiful heavy-duty custom-made slipcase with copies of the dust jacket front on the front and back of the case. Case made by Casemaker. Fast shipping from a smoke-free shop.

Stated first edition/first Printing with the correct number line (ending in a 2); A fine book in a fine dust jacket, as new and unread, housed in a decorative slipcase. A pristine book difficult to find in collectible condition; this volume is in unread, as new condition with a crisp, tight binding and beautiful white pages, housed in a likewise stunning dust jacket that shows none of the common rubbing and tearing to the jacket; only a slight darkening to the flap edges is present. A bucket list item for the McCarthy fan! Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.