All the Pretty Horses (Uncorrected proof)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
All the Pretty Horses (Uncorrected proof)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Uncorrected proof. Second state, with printed subtitle "Volume One of The Border Trilogy" rather than "Volume One of A Border Trilogy." A Fine copy. Publisher's beige paper wrappers.
All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and Cities of the Plain comprise the Border Trilogy, though the novels were written and published over a span of six years. Detailing the rough-riding lifestyle of its cowboy protagonists living near the United States-Mexico border, the trilogy was McCarthy's commercial breakthrough and an example of the author at his best. All the Pretty Horses won the National Book Award in 1992 and the series has been the basis for multiple film adaptations.
“[McCarthy] is the great pessimist of American literature, using his dervish sentences to illuminate a world in which almost everything (including punctuation) has already come to dust” (The Guardian). Fine (Item #8168)
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