The Road Cormac McCarthy Pulitzer Post Apocalyptic Chip Kidd Knopf 2006 HCDJ 1st
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First edition
CONDITION: Near Fine / Near Fine. First Edition, Stated. Unmarked. 2006. Alfred A. Knopf; NY. Hardcover. NF: orange paper boards, black cloth spine, stamped metallic title lettering; covers clean & bright, corners sharp. NF high-gloss metallic black dust jacket, unclipped $24.00, protected in mylar cover. Reflective finish bright; printed 10/2006 code to rear flap. Endpapers & interior pages clean. Text block edges clean; deckled fore-edge. 241 pp. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Octavo. Post-apocalyptic novel of an unnamed father and son crossing a scorched American landscape toward the coast, awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and adapted for film in 2009. Ships in a box, insured, w/ tracking. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2006, Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel follows an unnamed father and his young son traversing a scorched, ash-covered American landscape toward the sea. Pushing a shopping cart of meager possessions while carrying a revolver to defend against feral bands of scavengers, the pair navigates a ruined world devoid of animal life or vegetation. The narrative is a stark, elemental exploration of survival, moral perseverance, and paternal devotion amidst total environmental destruction. Awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2006 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the novel was adapted into a 2
- Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Year: 2006
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780307265432
- Condition: Fine
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