Description: McCarthy, Cormac, Child of God. New York, Random House, 1973. First Edition, first printing ASSOCIATION COPY signed and inscribed, For Orin, who is Orin Borsten, the Hollywood Screenwriter, publicist and author of the William Faulkner biography “A Loving Gentleman”. Included is a beautiful custom made slipcase for valuable protection. . Octavo, 197 pp. Publisher’s red boards with navy blue cloth spine. Gold gilt lettering to spine and blind stamp CMcC to front board. First issue jacket with $5.95 price to front flap. . McCarthy’s 3rd novel about a violent, necrophiliac serial killer in the Tennessee mountains. It’s said that McCarthy based the Lester Ballard Character on an actual person but that person remains unnamed. . This copy is a rare specimen indeed in that it does not contain a remainder mark, and the dust jacket is not price clipped. Additionally it is signed by hand by McCarthy to a well known Hollywood figure. True signed examples are very hard to find of this particular novel. The book is in VG+ to NF with no writing within, one corner slightly bumped and the top spine slightly bumped. Clean text block and taut spine, gilt lettering well preserved. Jacket in VG to VG+ with some rubbing as per usual to the glossy black finish, a crease to the front flap, s scratchy spot to the front panel with a small pinhole. A closed microtear to top rear edge. Some edge west near spine ends. It’s not been price clipped and there is virtually no fading to the red on the cover and the spine. A fabulous example of McCarthy’s third book, rarely signed. . #cormacmccarthy #childofgod #signedbooks #bloodmeridian #bibliophile #appalachia #nocountryforoldmen #pulitzer #pulitzerprize #bookshop #bookstore #books4ewe #southernfiction #bookcollector #bookcollection #bookstagram #booktok #bookhorder #horrorbooks #necrophile #bookphoto #vintagebooks #booklife #books
Price: 7500 USD
Location: Clover, South Carolina
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover w/Jacket
Origin: American
Place of Publication: New York
Modification Description: Signed by the Author
Signed: Yes
Country of Manufacture: United States
Publisher: Random House
Printing Year: 1973
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1973
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, 1st Printing, Signed
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Personalized: Yes
Topic: Literature, Modern
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States