Child of God

by Cormac McCarthy

$1,225 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

First edition of McCarthy's third novel Publisher and Year: New York: Random House, 1973 Edition: First edition (stated), first printing, in a price-clipped dust jacket. Condition and Description: Octavo, red paper-covered boards stamped in blind, navy cloth backstrip stamped in gilt, 197 pp. Faint stain to the cloth on the front board. Spine crown softened. Minimal handling marks and wear to the boards and spine otherwise. Secure hinges and binding. Clean pages, with no writing, underlining, or prior owner's markings. Dust jacket price-clipped and with toning, rubbing, and some scratching to the surface; nicks and wear to the edges; and a vertical crease to the rear flap. Select closeups of the jacket in angled light are provided at the rear of the photo gallery. Preserved in a removable mylar cover. "At one time in the world there were woods that no one owned." Inventory ID: 330 - 497 - 518

  • Publisher: Random House
  • Year: 1973
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Printing: first
  • Binding: hardcover

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