The Border Trilogy. All the Pretty Horses. The Crossing. Cities of the Plain.
by McCARTHY, Cormac
- Used
- hardcover
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- There is an unusual manufacturing defect to the cloth spine of All the Pretty Horses--a horizontal stitching that from the front
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Rochester, New York
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About This Item
New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1992-1998.. First editions.. publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jackets. The three volumes are preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding clamshell box. . There is an unusual manufacturing defect to the cloth spine of All the Pretty Horses--a horizontal stitching that from the front around the spine to the rear. Otherwise, all three books are fine copies in fine dust jackets. . 8vo,. All the Pretty Horses is signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page. The Crossing is one of 1,000 signed copies prepared for friends of the author and publisher. Cities of the Plain is signed and inscribed on the half-title page.
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Details
- book dealer
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 73817
- Title
- The Border Trilogy. All the Pretty Horses. The Crossing. Cities of the Plain.
- Author
- McCARTHY, Cormac
- Format/binding
- Publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jackets. The three volumes are preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding clamsh
- Book condition
- second hand - There is an unusual manufacturing defect to the cloth spine of All the Pretty Horses--a horizontal stitching that from the front
- Edition
- First editions.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1992-1998.
- Pages
- 3 volumes.
- Size
- 8vo,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- fine
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- clamshell box
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