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Child of God
by McCarthy, Cormac
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. First edition, first printing of Child of God by Cormac McCarthy.. Octavo, [3], 197pp, [3]. Red hardcover, title in gilt on blue cloth spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, faint sunning to top edge, remnant of bookplate previously affixed to front free endpaper, a near fine example. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $5.95 retail price listed, sunned spine, faint shelf wear, "1/74" code on rear flap, image of McCarthy on rear panel.
Synopsis
Child of God is the third novel by American author Cormac McCarthy. Though the novel received critical praise, it was not a financial success. Like its predecessor, Outer Dark, Child of God established McCarthy's interest in using extreme isolation, perversity, and violence to represent normal human experience. Set in Sevier County, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Child of God tells the story of Lester Ballard, an outcast from society. Released from jail after being falsely accused of rape, Ballard haunts the countryside, falling into deeper and deeper crime and perversion. Considered McCarthy's darkest work.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15376
- Title
- Child of God
- Author
- McCarthy, Cormac
- Illustrator
- First edition, first printing of Child of God by Cormac McCarthy.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- The Road McCarthy, first edition Cormac McCarthy, signed book Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men McCarthy, All the pretty horses McCarthy, The Crossing McCarthy
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