Cities of the Plain
by MCCARTHY, CORMAC
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1998. First Edition. Cloth and Boards. Fine/Fine. Octavo. Quarter black cloth over black paper boards. gilt spine lettering. Book and dust jacket in fine condition, as new. Volume Three in The Border Trilogy.
Synopsis
Cities of the Plain is the final volume of American novelist Cormac McCarthy's The Border Trilogy . The title is a reference to Sodom and Gomorrah. The novel b rings together John Grady Cole from All the Pretty Horses and Billy Parnham from The Crossing . Cities of the Plain focuses on Parnham's doomed relationship with a young Mexican prostitute.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40589
- Title
- Cities of the Plain
- Author
- MCCARTHY, CORMAC
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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