Blood Meridian, inscribed

Lot 233
28.01.2025 10:00UTC -05:00
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Lot 233 | Blood Meridian, inscribed
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McCARTHY, Cormac (1933-2023). Blood Meridian. New York: Random House, 1985.

First edition of McCarthy's masterful, radical vision of the American West, inscribed: "For Cathy, Fond Regards, Cormac." McCarthy's work has been compared by critics to the work of Dante, Poe, Melville, and Faulkner. Blood Meridian is considered his magnum opus, solidifying his reputation as one of the 20th century's greatest writers.

Octavo. Original half red cloth over red boards. Pictorial dust-jacket illustrating Salvador Dali's The Phantom Cart to front panel (lightly rubbed at head of spine panel and corner of front panel) .
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