THE ROAD
by CORMAC MCCARTHY - VERY RARE BROADSIDE & FOLIO FIRST EDITION HARDBACK
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SUNTUP (Broadside) & FOLIO (First Edition) A great pairing for Cormac McCarthy collectors; a first edition of the acclaimed Folio Edition of The Road, and the highly collectable Suntup Broadside featuring the unforgettable closing paragraph of THE ROAD. Only 750 copies of the broadside were made and they were issued UN-NUMBERED. It was printed Letterpress by the Kelly-Winterton Press on a Chandler & Price Craftsman press. The text, handset in Jessen metal foundry type, was printed on Gutenberg Laid paper. 750 copies were produced and sent to customers of SUNTUP Editions as a gift. EXTREMELY RARE in the UK. Included is the English small press Folio First Edition hardback of the great novel itself. This new and wonderful special hardback edition of the author's masterpiece was issued in a slipcase. Printed on special acid free paper, the unique illustrations are by Gerard DuBois. There is a terrific essay as an afterword by Michael Chabon. This is an UNREAD perfect new copy of a book that has been produced in a distinguished new hardback edition, produced with an eye on longevity. It says a big yes to a very considerable talent and a supreme book. McCarthy collectors will want this great edition of an American classic, especially with the RARE BROADSIDE.. Special Edition.. Hardcover. New.
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- Bookseller
- the booksniffer
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-1660205496286
- Title
- THE ROAD
- Author
- CORMAC MCCARTHY - VERY RARE BROADSIDE & FOLIO FIRST EDITION HARDBACK
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special Edition.
- Publisher
- SUNTUP (Broadside) & FOLIO (First Edition)
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About the Seller
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Biblio member since 2005
Lewes, East Sussex
About the booksniffer
Modern First Editions, signed where possible, adult and young adult, illustrated books, Antiquarian. And, apart from the book selling, I am a writer and painter. Look at my stuff online at peterkettle.com and buy my prize winning novel, The Driftwood Giraffe on kindle.
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