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Blood Meridian (Contemporary classics)
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Blood Meridian (Contemporary classics) Unknown - 2009

by Cormac McCarthy


About this book

Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West, is a 1985 Western novel by American author Cormac McCarthy. It was McCarthy's fifth book and was published by Random House. The narrative follows a teenage runaway referred to only as "the kid", with the bulk of the text devoted to his experiences with the Glanton gang, a historical group of scalp hunters who massacred Indians and others on the United States–Mexico borderlands in 1849 and 1850.

First Edition Identification

The first edition of Blood Meridian was published by Random House in 1985. The first edition had a pride stamp of $17.95 on the front flap. The first edition can be identified by the following criteria: First Edition is stated on the copyright page below Random House number line "24689753". Red cloth spine with gilt titles. The back of the dust jacket has a photo of the author, with “Photo Credit Mark Morrow” on the bottom left corner, and "394-54482-X" on the bottom right corner.

Details

  • Title Blood Meridian (Contemporary classics)
  • Author Cormac McCarthy
  • Binding unknown
  • Edition Abridged
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Naxos AudioBooks
  • Date 2009-08
  • ISBN 9789626349946