The Crossing
by McCarthy, Cormac
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
The Crossing is the seventh novel by author Cormac McCarthy, and the second in The Border Trilogy, after All The Pretty Horses . The Crossing , takes place before and during the Second World War and focuses on teenage cowboy Billy Parham and his family, following Parham on a journey to return a she-wolf to her home in the northern Mexican mountains. The novel is noted as more melancholic than All the Pretty Horses , although not as dark as McCarthy's previous work.
Read More: Identifying first editions of The Crossing
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 140942649
- Title
- The Crossing
- Author
- McCarthy, Cormac
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- proof uncorrected, proof, ARC, advance copy, first edition, The Border Trilogy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...