first vintage international edition, 1992.
new york: vintage international. isbn: 0679728759. 5 x 8 inches. 337 pages. softcover. bound in paper wrappers. book condition: tanning to block, light shelfwear throughtout, creasing to front wrapper and spine. near fine-.
first editions: 1992, 1994, 1998.
3 volumes.
new york: alfred a knopf. hardcover. bound in partial cloth-covered boards.
vol 1: isbn: 0-394-574-5. 301 pages. 8.75 x 6". book condition: stains to page 40, gentle bumping to spine. very good++. jacket condition: unclipped($21.00). fine...
scarce edition, 1985.
first novel by the acclaimed writer of postapocalyptic and western tales. set during the inter-war period in tennessee, "the orchard keeper" follows three characters: an old man, a younger man, and a boy. as orville prescott wrote in his 1965 new york times review: "each.....
first edition, 2006.
new york: alfred a. knopf. isbn: 0-307-26543-9. 6 x 9.5 inches. 241 pages. hardcover. bound in partial cloth and paper-covered boards. book condition: light bumping to spine, light markings to front free-end paper. near fine-. jacket condition: mild rubbing throughout, unclipped (u.s.a. $24.00). very good++.
first edition thus, 1985.
introduction by harold bloom.
new york: modern library. isbn: 9780679641049. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 351 pages. hardcover. bound in cream quarter cloth-covered boards. book condittion: light soiling to head of block. near fine. jacket condition: very mild shelfwear. unclipped (us $23.00 canada $25.95). near fine.
first edition, 1973.
the haunting tale of lester ballard was described in 1974 by a new york times critic as "an essentially sentimental novel that no matter how sternly it strives to be tragic is never more than morose" and recently on reddit as "a poisoned chalice."...
first edition, 2006.
post-apocalyptic story of a father and his young son's journey across a desolate landscape.
critics praised mccarthy's empathetic, perceptive portrayal of "a man on the edge of sanity." the novel won the pulitzer prize in 2007.
new york: alfred knopf. hardcover. isbn.....