The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain
by McCarthy, Cormac
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. First Omnibus Edition. Fine/Fine. First omnibus edition, first printing. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on a tipped in sheet. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt spine lettering blocked in black. Fine, with light fraying to end of ribbon place-holder, in Fine unclipped dust jacket. Collects the three novels of McCarthy's Border Trilogy, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing and Cities of the Plain.
Synopsis
Cormac McCarthy is the author of The Orchard Keeper , Outer Dark , Child of God , Suttree , and Blood Meridian . All the Pretty Horses , the first volume of The Border Trilogy , won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941492
- Title
- The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain
- Author
- McCarthy, Cormac
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Omnibus Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...