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The Road [First Edition, Second Printing]

The Road [First Edition, Second Printing]

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The Road [First Edition, Second Printing]

by McCarthy, Cormac

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ISBN 10
0307265439
ISBN 13
9780307265432
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. pp. 241. 8vo., measuring 6" x 9.5". Black boards, bronze lettering to the spine, untrimmed page edges; fine and housed in fine un-clipped dustjaket with 10/2006 printed to the base of the rear inner-panel, short Newsweek commentary to centre of rear panel, original price of $24.00. Near Fine to Fine.

Published in October, 2006 - the same month as the First Edition, First Printing.

Synopsis

The Road is a 2006 novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. It is a post-apocalyptic tale of a journey taken by a father and his young son over a period of several months, across a landscape blasted by an unnamed cataclysm that destroyed all civilization and, apparently, almost all life on earth. The novel was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction in 2006, and was a Oprah's Book Club selection. 

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On Jan 14 2021, a reader said:
Absolute masterpiece. The two main characters were never once named. They were referred to as the man and the boy. Ommiting that detail gave an extra sense of dread to help the already dark plot.
On Oct 27 2010, TheRareBookLady said:
It came unannounced, uninvited. Sent to me in a plain box, came a package with some typical care pack items, and one of the most outstanding books I've read in a long time, "The Road", by Cormac McCarthy. My sister sent it because she had heard it was well recieved. Well recieved is an understatement. "The Road" is not simply a book, it's an experience. A post-apocalyptic story of a man and his son, truding through the ashen country, towards the coast in hopes of finding some civilization. Some say "The Road" is just another masterpiece to add to his list of fantastic works. I'm not familiar with all of McCarthy's works, but I can attest that it is an incredibly short list in existence, displaying books that leave you changed for weeks after reading the book. I spoke to many who were not necessarily bold readers and even felt a bit disturbed for a while after finishing the book. For those of us who are bold readers, this is intriguing.

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Bookseller
Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
2400
Title
The Road [First Edition, Second Printing]
Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition, Second Printing
ISBN 10
0307265439
ISBN 13
9780307265432
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2006
LCCN
2006023629
Keywords
american literature; history

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