Cities Of the Plain
by McCarthy, Cormac
Cities of the Plain is the final volume of American novelist Cormac McCarthy's The Border Trilogy. The title is a reference to Sodom and Gomorrah. The novel brings together John Grady Cole from All the Pretty Horses and Billy Parnham from The Crossing. Cities of the Plain focuses on Parnham's doomed relationship with a young Mexican prostitute.
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Cities of the Plain was first published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1998. The first edition has reviews on the back dust jacket from Kurt Tidmore and Robert Hass. The retail." price was $24.00, and "First Edition" is stated on the copyright page.
One thousand copies were issued with a special signed limitation page tipped in for "friends of the author and publisher."
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Cities of the Plain by McCarthy, Cormac
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Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1998. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes UNCORRECTED PROOF. Wraps slightly dusty, staple in front cover, small ink mark spine panel, faint hint of dampstain rear panel. Still a much better looking copy of this scarce proof, then it would… Read more about this item Item Price
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CITIES OF THE PLAIN
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New Orleans: B.E. Trice, 1998. Fine in fine slipcase.. Beautifully bound 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… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First Edition. 1/4 Cloth with Paper Covered Boards (Hardcover). Near Fine/in a near fine dust jacket. 22.0 cm. The has light bumping at the spine. The book shows head and tail of spine bumped. This is a near fine combination of Dust-jacket and book, with the interior clean, bright and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed first edition of Cormac McCarthys Cities of the Plain. Published in New York by Alfred A. Knopf in 1998. Hardback in slipcase. First edition stated on copyright page. Inscribed on cover page For Dwight All best Cormac McCarthy. Book fine in fine dust jacket. Price on dj reads U.S.A… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cities of the Plain: A Novel (Border Trilogy, Vol. 3)
by Cormac McCarthy
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U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 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.… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Knopf, 1998. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d,w. N.Y.: Knopf, 1998. First Edition.<br/> <br/> Volume Three of The Border Trilogy. Signed by McCarthy on the title page. Enclosed is a "Compliments of the Author" slip for Knopf. First printing of the dust wrapper with $24.00 price.<br/> <br/> Item Price
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The Cities of the Plain
by McCarthy, Cormac
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London: Picador. No faults for the book, no inscriptions. A little general handling takes the original, unclipped dust jacket just-off fine, protected by a clear, removable cover. Volume three of the Border Trilogy. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1998. Item Price
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Cities of the Plain
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New York: Knopf, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. Limited editon of 1000 signed copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Third book of The Border Trilogy.
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Border Trilogy: 3: v.3 (Border Trilogy S.)
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Cities of the Plain
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CITIES OF THE PLAIN.
by McCarthy, Cormac.
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NY: KNOPF.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. SIGNED presentation issue. One of 1000 copies. Fine in fine dust jacket. . Item Price
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New Orleans: B.E. Trice Publishing, 1998. Signed Limited Edition. Fine. Signed limited edition, still sealed in publisher's shrink-wrap, as New. Copy number 296 of a limited 325, signed by Cormac McCarthy. The third volume in The Border Trilogy. Item Price
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Cities of the Plain
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [12], 5-291, [7] pp. Black paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with gold lettering on the spine and the author's initials in gold on the front board; red topstain. Price of $24.00 on front flap of dust jacket. A sharp copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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CITIES OF THE PLAIN
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London: Picador. 1998. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 033034448x . Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Some minor creasing to jacket at rear panel. 1st U. K. ; 1.18 x 8.5 x 5.67 Inches; 304 pages . Item Price
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Cities of the Plain
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New York: Knopf, 1998. First. hardcover. near fine/near fine. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d,w. N.Y.: Knopf, 1998. First Edition.<br/> <br/> Volume Three of The Border Trilogy. Very slight wear to dust wrapper edge.<br/> <br/> Item Price
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Cities of the Plain
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Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1998 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. In this final volume of The Border Trilogy, two men marked by the boyhood adventures of All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing now stand together, in the still point between their vivid pasts and uncertain futures, to confront a country changing or already changed beyond recognition.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cities of the Plain
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Cities of the Plain
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998 Stated first edition. Unclipped dust jacket with $24.00 price intact. Clean text and interior. Small dot as remainder mark on bottom edge of text block. Clean text and interior. Tight, square binding. Red publisher's top stain to top edge of text block. Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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