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Synopsis
Based on incidents that took place in the southwestern United States and Mexico around 1850, this novel chronicles the crimes of a band of desperados, with a particular focus on one, "the kid," a boy of fourteen
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"The men as they rode turned black in the sun from the blood on their clothes and their faces and then paled slowly in the rising dust until they assumed once more the color of the land through which they passed." If what we call "horror" can be seen as including any literature that has dark, horrific subject matter, then Blood Meridian is, in this reviewer's estimation, the best horror novel ever written. It's a perverse, picaresque Western about bounty hunters for Indian scalps near the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s--a ragged caravan of indiscriminate killers led by an unforgettable human monster called "The Judge." Imagine the imagery of Sam Peckinpah and Heironymus Bosch as written by William Faulkner, and you'll have just an inkling of this novel's power. From the opening scenes about a 14-year-old Tennessee boy who joins the band of hunters to the extraordinary, mythic ending, this is an American classic about extreme violence.
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"The fulfilled renown of Moby-Dick and of As I Lay Dying is augmented by Blood Meridian, since Cormac McCarthy is the worthy disciple both of Melville and Faulkner," writes esteemed literary scholar Harold Bloom in his Introduction to the Modern Library edition. "I venture that no other living American novelist, not even Pynchon, has given us a book as strong and memorable."
Cormac McCarthy's masterwork, Blood Meridian, chronicles the brutal world of the Texas-Mexico borderlands in the mid-nineteenth century. Its wounded hero, the teenage Kid, must confront the extraordinary violence of the Glanton gang, a murderous cadre on an official mission to scalp Indians and sell those scalps. Loosely based on fact, the novel represents a genius vision of the historical West, one so fiercely realized that since its initial publication in 1985 the canon of American literature has welcomed Blood Meridian to its shelf.
"A classic American novel of regeneration through violence," declares Michael Herr. "McCarthy can only be compared to our greatest writers."
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BLOOD MERIDIAN OR, AN EVENING REDNESS IN THE WEST
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Random House, Inc, New York, 1985
ISBN 10: 039454482X
ISBN 13: 9780394544823
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Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 337 pages. In Fair condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine maroon with red lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$17.95." Mild tearing along edges of dust jacket, with a slightly larger closed tear at tail of spine. Creasing to front inner flap. Light soiling to bottom edges of inner flaps. General shelf wear to boards. Foxing to edges of textblock. Remainder mark to top edge of textblock. Faint damp stain to bottom corner of textblock, causing some warping to interior pages. Hairline cracking to the gutter at the half title page. Shelved in Case 7. 1399308. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Seller Inventory # 1399308
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
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ISBN 10: 039454482X
ISBN 13: 9780394544823
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Seller: Interstellar Bookseller, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. From the personal collection of Dr. Don Noble, Professor Emeritus of the University of Alabama and the host of Alabama Public Television's 'Bookmark' author interview program. First edition stated (with 2 at the head of the number line, as was the Random House practice in the 1980s). DJ fully intact with $17.95 price point; minimal shelfwear, with slightly more edgewear at head & heel, plus one tiny closed tear at spine head, nearly invisible beneath mylar. Red boards, red cloth spine stamped with gold; small faded/worn spot at rear fore-edge; book block is very slightly cocked with spine exhibiting signs of previous reading(s), otherwise as tight in the channel as a new book. Light foxing per usual to block edges and endpapers, as well as to DJ interior with markings just at edges (invisible under the mylar cover, of course); tiny moisture mark on front paste-down, hidden under front flap. Excepting Don Noble's name in pencil on the front free-endpaper, interior is clean. Lovely Association Copy. For clarity, I would rate this one as "Near Very Good" if I could still use more granular descriptions, as it's certainly better than a "Good" copy. One of the more violent, cruel books you could ever hope to read; McCarthy truly understood how bloodshed defines American history. Additional details and photos happily provided upon request. Seller Inventory # 000158
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
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ISBN 10: 039454482X
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Light soiling, excellent corners. Interior is clean and unmarked in excellent condition. First edition. First printing, with correct number line. 337 pages. Seller Inventory # 016214
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
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ISBN 10: 039454482X
ISBN 13: 9780394544823
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "First Edition" stated with appropriate number line for Random House Publishers at that date ending in 2 - First Edition stated being the 1st printing indicator, very light soiling/dusting to edges of text block - thin 1/4" long split of paper covering to bottom corner of rear board, dj now enclosed in mylar wrap shows edge wear with - 1/4" tear to top right edge of front panel at fold to flap - 1/4" tear to top left edge and 3/16" tear to top right edge of rear panel - tiny chips worn to bottom of folds to spine - 1" and 17/8" creases to bottom corner of front flap - original price intact. Seller Inventory # FTR-5317-A
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Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West
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ISBN 10: 039454482X
ISBN 13: 9780394544823
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8Vo Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st. 337pp. Stated first edition with correct number line. Maroon boards with darker maroon cloth spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Textblock has slightest cant, pointed corners. Minimal overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, small impression on back board, foxing on textblock edges; moderate+ jacketwear, jacket edge and cornerwear, small edge tears, light blush on flaps, foxing on inner head, shallow impressions on jacket back. Seller Inventory # 103640
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
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ISBN 10: 039454482X
ISBN 13: 9780394544823
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Seller: Devoted toBooks, Pleasant Hill, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words First Edition and correct number line printed on the copyright page. Excellent, unread copy of McCarthy s masterpiece, the fifth novel by the unrivaled Pulitzer Prize-winning author. The book block has 2 minor issues: on interior front pastedown, in lower right side is some scuffing (1 x ½ ); and a fairly light water stain(?) on the back board (see photo). Otherwise, the interior is like new, with no writing or marks, and the corners are square, the binding is tight and boards are crisp. No remainder mark. The two bottom corners of the jacket are chipped (see photo) and a very tiny tear at top of front jacket, and lastly, a 2 almost imperceptible crease at the right bottom of the front flap. Otherwise, the jacket is fine with vibrant colors. The corners of the jacket are perfectly square. Blood Meridian (1985) was among Time Magazine's poll of 100 best English-language books published between 1925 and 2005. Seller Inventory # gt447
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Blood Meridian Or The Evening Redness in the West
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ISBN 13: 9780394544823
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Seller: Mike Murray - Bookseller LLC, East Windsor, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Certain events which took place in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico in 1849 and 1850 provide the framework of the author's fifth book. Blood Meridian can thus be called a historical novel, but it will never be referred to as a Romance of the Old West. Upper board corners lightly bumped. Slight foxing to top of textblock. Dust jacket has a few small tears. No remainder mark. Seller Inventory # 009778
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
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ISBN 13: 9780394544823
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A First Edition, First Printing. Near fine and appears unread in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Except for a remainder mark on the top edge, volume is without flaw. Jacket has just a trifle of shelf wear along the rear panel bottom edge. Seller Inventory # 9189
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very Good in a Near Fine mylar protected dust jacket. First Printing/First Edition of this Modern American Classic. With the number line down to "2" on the copyright page which was common practice by Random House at the time to denote a First Printing. The book is Very Good with some light stains to the top of the front and rear boards (see photos). The gilt authors name and publisher's name on the spine are slightly faded. The text is clean and fresh without markings, underlining or marginal notations. The mylar protected dust jacket is Near Fine with just very light shelf wear. We grade our books conservatively to insure your satisfaction. Additional photos available on request. Seller Inventory # 120707001
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West (First Printing & NOT Remaindered)
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ISBN 13: 9780394544823
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Salvador Dali (Dust Jcket Art) (illustrator). First Edition / First Printing. Apparently unread book is tight & square with previous owners name neatly printed in ink on the top of the ffep. It is a Stated "First Edition" with the Random House complete number line "2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3" on the copyright page as required to be a True Random House First Edition / First printing. There is slight areas of foxing on the top page block edge. The gold printing on the spine of the book is blurred and was obviously a printing error. There is NO remainder mark, which is uncommon for this book. Most copies were sent back to the publisher and remaindered. There were only 5000 First Printings The mylar protected DJ is price-intact . ($17.95) and is in lovely condition. Seller Inventory # 001596
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