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CORMAC McCARTHY - The Passenger / Stella Maris - UK Ltd Edition Proof Box Set ! In 2022 when Cormac McCarthy's UK publisher came to publicise his forthcoming books The Passenger and Stella Maris they really made a great production effort. They came up with a pair of limited edition hardback books encased in a specially designed plastic slipcase. This… Read more about this item

Cormac McCarthy's 1st Novel, 1st Edition, 1st Impression - Review Copy ! The Orchard Keeper - Cormac McCarthy's debut novel from 1965 is set in Tennessee and won the William Faulkner Foundation Award. Sixty years later it's hard to find a first class copy as less than 4000 were printed and many of those went to libraries or suffered a hard… Read more about this item

USA publisher's proof - 3rd variant. There are three known variants of the USA publisher's proof of All The Pretty Horses: 1) The subtitle is printed as A Border Trilogy. The Tentative Publication Date is (blank) May 1992. 2) The subtitle is printed as A (crossed through with black ink and a handwritten The inserted) Border Trilogy. … Read more about this item

A pre-publication promotion copy that was issued with the July/August 1993 issue of UK Esquire magazine. Hard to find in great condition. This copy is Near Fine with a touch of shelfwear. The pages are toned as is usual with this edition.

The UK publisher's proof of Volume 1 of The Border Trilogy is ridiculously hard to find. Seriously, you can search and search for a copy. At the time maybe nobody realised what a huge breakout novel it would be for Cormac McCarthy. The cover has shelfwear and is a bit faded and toned, especially the spine (normal for this proof). It's… Read more about this item

The USA publisher's proof of Volume 3 of The Border Trilogy. A brilliant, unfaded yellow cover and a clean, tight page block. A truly first class item. Fine.

The UK publisher's proof of volume 3 of The Border Trilogy. Minor shelfwear. Top rear corner turned. Near Fine.

Volume 2 of The Border Trilogy. The cover of the USA publisher's proof is prone to fading but this copy is a brilliant blue. Fine with a tight and clean page block. Unread.

Volume 2 of The Border Trilogy. There is minor soiling to page block edges. Top of dustjacket spine slighty pushed. Unclipped DJ in Mylar. Overall a near fine copy.

The USA publisher's proofs for Cormac McCarthy's final pair of novels. Both proofs are hard to find - particularly Stella Maris. Both books are in Near Fine condition. The copy of The Passenger is Fine apart from the tiniest wrinkle at the top of the spine. It is unusual in that the first few pages of publicity material and the title page… Read more about this item

The UK publisher's proof of Cormac McCarthy's stunning Pulitzer Prize winner. The UK proof with its white covers is very prone to getting dirty and creased, and there were very few copies issued. This makes finding a clean, near fine copy a difficult task. But look no further - this copy has only a tiny amount of discolouring around the edges… Read more about this item

The book that became the movie that won the Best Film Oscar. An excellent copy in unclipped DJ. Mylar protected.

The first edition of this screenplay, written by Cormac McCarthy, was only published in paperback in the USA as a movie tie-in. This copy is in excellent condition.

Cormac McCarthy's play which was first performed in Chicago in 2006. The first USA edition was published only in paperback and is very hard to find in collectible condition. This copy is is in excellent condition. Fine.

Cormac McCarthy's play which was first performed in Chicago in 2006. Fine / Fine with v. slight toning but otherwise excellent copy. DJ unclipped. Mylar protected.

The New York Times of October 16, 2022 includes a 4 page pre-publication excerpt from McCarthy's The Passenger in the NYT Arts & Leisure section. There is also a 1/2 page article about the book. This is the complete issue of the NYT. This is large and will be heavy to post. Please advise is you only want the McCarthy pages… Read more about this item

A 16 page pre-publication excerpt from All The Pretty Horses issued as an offprint insert in the March 1992 issue of Esquire Magazine (USA). A fine copy.

A 16 page pre-publication excerpt from All The Pretty Horses issued as an offprint insert in the March 1992 issue of Esquire Magazine (USA). This copy has some wrinkling to the front page but is otherwise NF.

The typescript galley proof of Cormac McCarthy's novel. Includes a promotional letter from Sonny Mehta bound in with a clear acetate front cover. A very collectible item for McCarthy fans and hard to find. A VG+/NF copy with some minor splitting as the base of spine (see photos).

The screenplay for the acclaimed movie based on Cormac McCarthy's novel.