Cities Plain by Mccarthy, Signed (43 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1 of 1,000 copies of the signed first edition especially prepared for friends of the author. This book is in near fine condition. There is the very slightest evidence of shelf wear and a tiny bit of what looks like foxing in one area only on the very bottom front corner of the pages as pictured. Otherwise the book is new and unread, the top stain is strong. Dust jacket is intact and protected in a mylar jacket that has some light shelf wear. This is a very wonderful example of a signed, stated limited edition of one of the border trilogy books. Please check my listings for other signed and collectable Cormac McCarthy books. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. A Fine Book in a Fine Dust Jacket, Unclipped ($24.00). Signed by Author without Inscription to Tipped-In Publisher's Limitation Page. Bright and fresh copy. Red top stain remains vibrant. Text is unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Chip Kidd designed dust jacket remains sharp and vibrant. Hardcover. Octavo. [iv], [4], 5-291pp. + [4]. Publisher's Black Boards Backed with Black Cloth, Stamped Gilt Detailing.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Set of First Edition/First Printings of The Border Trilogy; All books in Fine condition housed in Near Fine to Fine dust jackets. All volumes SIGNED by the author to the half-title page (Cities signed to the 2nd half title page). A stunning set of this award winning and seminal trilogy from one of the great authors of the last century; scarce signed and in this condition as a set. "All the Pretty Horses" in Fine/Fine condition showing only slight rubbing to the spine foot, a very faint spotting to the jacket spine, and a slight smudge to CM's signature; "The Crossing" is in Fine condition with only a faint vertical rub to the front panel; "Cities of the Plain" in as new condition with no visible flaws. Overall, an exceptional set, rarely found with all volumes signed; a bucket list item for the McCarthy fan and a unique addition to any 20th century literature collection! Provenance: from the Sydney Boone collection, a prominent Houston collector of modern literature. No book remaindered, no book price clipped, no book ex-library; all books in protective sleeves and will ship carefully wrapped in a new sturdy box.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 304 pages. First edition, first printing. One of 1,000 copies that are signed by McCarthy of a limitation page at the beginning of the book. Volume three of the Border Trilogy. As new book in an as new dust jacket. A beautiful copy! Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition - First Printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a clear removable protective cover. One of one thousand copies SIGNED by the author on a special tipped in leaf which states, "One Thousand Copies of this signed first edition of Cities of the Plain have been especially prepared for friends of the author and publisher" Printed in red ink. Not inscribed, remaindered, or price clipped, looks, feels very gently read. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase-As New. First Edition. First Edition/First Printing, A FINE and unread book in matching slipcase. Quarter leather. Black leather spine, gilt lettering, marbled boards. One of 300 SIGNED and NUMBERED limited edition copies. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Complete set of McCarthy's trilogy. All The Pretty Horses is a Near Fine hardcover in a Very Good dust jacket and is SIGNED by McCarthy on large bookplate affixed to the second page. Ninth Printing, printed in July of 1992. The jacket has no statement of the National Book Award that this book would eventually win. The book and is in great shape with little to no sign of aging or wear. The dust jacket is price-clipped, though outwardly bright and attractive. The Crossing and Cities on the Plain are both First Edition, First Printing, Near Fine hardcovers in Very Good dust jackets with only minor aging along the edges. Overall an attractive set with McCarthy's elusive signature. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Fine in fine slipcase. First Edition. Beautifully bound signed limited edition of the third volume of McCarthy's Border Trilogy. Following McCarthy's ALL THE PRETTY HORSES and THE CROSSING, CITIES OF THE PLAIN returns to characters John Grady and Billy Parham, struggling to make a living on a drought-stricken cattle ranch near the Southwestern border of the United States and Mexico. Critically praised, with reservations (as Sara Mosle noted in THE NEW YORK TIMES, "the most complex and sympathetic female character in the trilogy may be a wolf"), McCarthy's bleakness of vision and his cascade of mythic imagery still hold great power. A remarkably beautiful and untouched copy of this major work. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original three-quarter gilt-stamped brown leather with marbled boards. Brown endpapers. In original gilt-stamped brown cloth slipcase. 291, [3] pages. No. 34 of a limited edition of 350 copies, signed by McCarthy at colophon. Faintest bumping to lower corner of text block. Appears unread. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket, inscribed by Cormac McCarthy on the half title page. We supply a certificate of authenticity for the signature. First Edition stated on the copyright page and original price of $24.00 on the front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Chip Kidd (illustrator). Signed First Print with Signed Editior's card. A very special signed copy, not only signed by the author to the publishers tipped-in limitation page, also with the addition of a signed card from McCarthy's editor, quite possibly signifying a personal gift from Gary to the lucky recipient. One of 1000 copies issued by the publisher. We have not seen another example with the editor's signed card inserted. An almost Fine book with a couple of small dings to top edge. In matching unclipped wrapper with the price of $24.00 to front flap top corner and the slight dings as mentioned above. We are listing a large collection of Cormac's works including signed editions, proofs and Fine copies. Please ask if you cannot see what you are looking for. Now in removable Mylar. Cat. No. 00588.

Presentation Copy. 291pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/2 dark leather over marbled boards with title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Fine. Housed in publisher's red cloth slipcase. Signed by the author on a tipped-in 'Presentation Copy' page. Of this title, Trice published 50 numbered copies in leather and 300 copies in cloth. This 'Presentation Copy' was printed in an unknown number, but one would presume it to be small as all were gifts from the author. We are unable to locate another 'Presentation Copy' entering the marketplace. This copy ex-libris Pat Conroy [Prince of Tides]. Third volume in the award-winning Border Trilogy, that is an emerging classic of American literature, and powerful story of two friends growing up in a world where blood and violence are conditions of life One of the great American writers, Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023) received a number of literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Signed.

Signed limited first edition of McCarthy's classic trilogy. Octavo, original half leather over marbled boards. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page and three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd in the year of publication; on the half title page, on the front panel of the book and on the slipcase. Fine in a fine slipcase. A unique example. McCarthy's award-winning and best-selling trio of novels, The Border Trilogy, constitutes a genuine American epic. The young men in these novels come of age on Southwestern ranches in the 1930's, while across the border, Mexico beckons them with its desolate beauty and the cruel promise of a place where dreams are paid for in blood. The San Francisco Chronicle calls the trilogy "An American classic to stand with the finest literary achievements of the century" and the Chicago Tribune exclaimed, "Make a place on your bookshelf. If you love classic narrative, quest stories, adventure stories of high order transformed by one of the lapidary masters of contemporary American fiction, now is your hour of triumph.".

Everyman's Library edition of McCarthy's classic trilogy, appearing here in one volume for the first time. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Mario Ettlinger. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde. Rare and desirable signed. McCarthy's award-winning and best-selling trio of novels, The Border Trilogy, constitutes a genuine American epic. The young men in these novels come of age on Southwestern ranches in the 1930's, while across the border, Mexico beckons them with its desolate beauty and the cruel promise of a place where dreams are paid for in blood. The San Francisco Chronicle calls the trilogy "An American classic to stand with the finest literary achievements of the century" and the Chicago Tribune exclaimed, "Make a place on your bookshelf. If you love classic narrative, quest stories, adventure stories of high order transformed by one of the lapidary masters of contemporary American fiction, now is your hour of triumph.".

Signed/Limited edition. A handsomely bound signed/limited edition of the third and final volume of the acclaimed Border Trilogy. One of three hundred signed and numbered copies, of which this is 25. Signed by McCarthy on the limitation page. Fine in fine publisher's slipcase. Quarter gilt-titled brown leather, marbled boards, housed in publisher's maroon cloth slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Cormac McCarthy, Cities if the Plain. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998, Signed Limited First Edition, 1/1000 signed by the author on a limitation page for friends of the author and publisher. Octavo, 292pp., publisher s black boards with gilt details to spine and cover. Deckled fore edge. Red top stain. First edition stated, no other printings noted. Chip Kidd designed first state dust jacket. $24.00 price to front flap. Authors photo to rear flap. The final volume in McCarthy s The Border Trilogy . A brilliant finish for the author writing in his prime!! A nice, signed copy with the book in VG or better condition. One corner slightly bumped, taut binding, no writing at all inside. Jacket in VG, some spots of crinkle and crease. Some rubbing. Not price clipped. Retains bright vibrant colors on spine and panels. Overall a wonderful copy! Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Three Volume Set; 1992, 1994, 1998. Signed volume two and three. First Edition. Author's signature to front fly leaf of volume two and to title page of volume three. Quarter black cloth over black paper-covered boards with gilt particulars to spine and author's intials in gilt to front board. Previous owner's stamp to lower edge of title page and to front pastedown of volume one; otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. Text block has deckled fore edge, top edge of volume two sprayed maroon, and top edge of volume three sprayed red. Volume one has light foxing to fore edge, moderate foxing to lower edge, and heavy foxing to top edge. Boards are clean and bright with light bumping to lower corners of volume one and volume three, light bumping to ends of spine of volume one and volume three, and light bumping to tail of volume two. Light soiling to cloth of volume one at ends of spine and spine edge. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket is clean and bright with light creasing to ends of spine particularly at volume one. Dust jacket is covered in a protective mylar jacket.

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited. A special limited edition published by BE Trice in a fine binding with a cloth covered slipcase. The book is signed by Cormac McCarthy on the limitation page and is numbered 297/300.A magnificent edition. - BooksCurious 292 pp. signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. "Cities of the Plain" by Cormac McCarthy. B.E. Trice, 1998 limited deluxe edition of 50 specially bound copies signed by author on limitation page, this being no 24. Book in fine condition. title printed in red and black; original brown quarter morocco, gilt stamped, plum endpapers; contained in the original publisher's cloth slipcase gilt stamped with McCarthy's facsimile signature; in pristine condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. "Cities of the Plain" by Cormac McCarthy. B.E. Trice, 1998 limited edition of 300 specially bound copies, this being no 230, signed by author on limitation page. Book in fine condition, title printed in red and black; original brown quarter morocco, gilt stamped, plum endpapers; contained in the original publisher's cloth slipcase gilt stamped with McCarthy's facsimile signature; in pristine condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. "Cities of the Plain" by Cormac McCarthy. New Orleans: B.E. Trice. 1998 limited edition, 112/300 numbered copies, signed by Cormac McCarthy. In about fine condition: Original brown leather over marbled paper-covered boards, stamped in silver; all edges trimmed; in original red cloth slip case. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First edition. From the library of Jim Harrison in Livingston, MT. One of a thousand copies signed by McCarthy for friends of the author and publisher. Laid in is the business card of Gary L. Fisketjon, a Knopf VP and Editor-at-Large, on which is written "for you, signed." The third book in McCarthy's famed Border Trilogy. A very near fine book with one small pale spot to red top stain; in a near fine jacket with one strip of rubbing to real panel where cloth turns to paper on the underlying board. A great association.

First edition of McCarthy's classic trilogy, appearing here in one volume for the first time. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author, "For Tom and Corinne All the best Your friend Cormac." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Mario Ettlinger. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed. McCarthy's award-winning and best-selling trio of novels, The Border Trilogy, constitutes a genuine American epic. The young men in these novels come of age on Southwestern ranches in the 1930's, while across the border, Mexico beckons them with its desolate beauty and the cruel promise of a place where dreams are paid for in blood. The San Francisco Chronicle calls the trilogy "An American classic to stand with the finest literary achievements of the century" and the Chicago Tribune exclaimed, "Make a place on your bookshelf. If you love classic narrative, quest stories, adventure stories of high order transformed by one of the lapidary masters of contemporary American fiction, now is your hour of triumph.".

Leather bound. Condition: Near fine. Signed limited edition of Cities of the Plain by Cormac McCarthy. (illustrator). Limited Edition. Octavo, 292pp. Half black morocco, title in gilt on spine, marbled paper covered boards. Solid text block, touch of wear to spine, otherwise fine. Housed in the publisher's red cloth slipcase, author's title in gilt on front panel. One of 350 numbered copies and fifty deluxe copies, this being number 231. Signed by the author on the limitation page. This is the final book in the Border Trilogy, preceded by All The Pretty Horses (1992) and The Crossing (1994). In addition to this trilogy, Cormac McCarthy's literary achievements include the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Road," a haunting exploration of post-apocalyptic survival, and "Blood Meridian," a violent and poetic masterpiece set in the 19th-century American West. McCarthy's works often delve into the human condition, weaving themes of morality, existentialism, and the harsh realities of life with a unique and unparalleled narrative skill. Signed.

First British editions of each title in the author's acclaimed Border Trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, three volumes. All three volumes are signed by Cormac McCarthy and additionally signed three times in each volume by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front panel, on the half-title page and on the rear flaps. Each are fine in near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Cormac McCarthy's award-winning and best-selling trio of novels, The Border Trilogy, constitutes a genuine American epic. The young men in these novels come of age on Southwestern ranches in the 1930's, while across the border, Mexico beckons them with its desolate beauty and the cruel promise of a place where dreams are paid for in blood. The San Francisco Chronicle calls the trilogy "An American classic to stand with the finest literary achievements of the century" and the Chicago Tribune exclaimed, "Make a place on your bookshelf. If you love classic narrative, quest stories, adventure stories of high order transformed by one of the lapidary masters of contemporary American fiction, now is your hour of triumph.".

First edition. 8vo. 291 pp. Number 213 of three hundred numbered copies, specialy bound, all of which have been signed by the author. Hardcover binding, gilt lettering spine, fine condition in slipcase. (10251).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition, standard signed edition. Quarter leather and cloth. As new in cloth slipcase and shrinkwrap. Copy number 18 of 300 numbered copies Signed by the author. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First Edition. 292pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Small bruise to top right corner of the front board, else flawless. Wrapper has inconsequential shelf wear. One of 1,000 SIGNED COPIES. The final volume of Cormac McCarthy's acclaimed Border Trilogy (following All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing). Signed by Author.

First editions of each title in the author's acclaimed Border Trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, three volumes. Each volume is signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page and each volume is signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd. All the Pretty Horses is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Vicki, With all the very best wishes from your friend Cormac." Each volume is signed by Chip Kidd on the half-title page, the front jacket panel and the rear jacket panel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box, which is boldly signed by Chip Kidd on the front panel. Each are fine in fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. A unique set. Cormac McCarthy's award-winning and best-selling trio of novels, The Border Trilogy, constitutes a genuine American epic. The young men in these novels come of age on Southwestern ranches in the 1930's, while across the border, Mexico beckons them with its desolate beauty and the cruel promise of a place where dreams are paid for in blood. The San Francisco Chronicle calls the trilogy "An American classic to stand with the finest literary achievements of the century" and the Chicago Tribune exclaimed, "Make a place on your bookshelf. If you love classic narrative, quest stories, adventure stories of high order transformed by one of the lapidary masters of contemporary American fiction, now is your hour of triumph.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. This copy is number 92 SIGNED by Cormac McCarthy on the limitation page. A spectacular copy. The book is in excellent condition and appears UNREAD. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy SIGNED by the author housed in the publisher's slipcase. Signed by Author(s).