C: A NOVEL

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 312 pages. The author's second novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Tom McCarthy's "C". A literary roller-coaster ride that hums and crackles. "Serge Carrefax never could get the hang of perspective, but he's preternaturally attuned to the radio waves studied by his inventive father. Themes stretch and intertwine in abundance throughout the novel, among them the meaning of the title itself: The protagonist's surname, the titles of the novel's four sections, and the symbols for the basic elements of life. A marvelously inventive novel, swept along by the sheer energy of its prose" (Michele Leber) . C is for Carrefax, Caul, Chute, Crash, and Call. Each of the four sections is post-modernist cryptic, as in Crypt, or the conceit called life which yearns for, not just leads to and ends in D, as in Death, McCarthy's favorite letter and his novel's true subject. An absolute "must-have" edition for Tom McCarthy collectors. This copy is magnificently signed, dated (shortly after publication) , and uniquely inscribed in black ink-pen on the title page by the author: "16th Sept. 2010 Tom McCarthy. C is for Caul Cocaine Cyanide Cysteine Crypt & CARBON". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. All of the C's are also a narrative point or motif in the novel. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed, publication-month dated, and inscribed of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant British writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER TOM MCCARTHY TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0307593339.