Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West
6b; Cormac McCarthy FIRST UK edition, The Author' fifth novel, set in the Old West in the mid -19th century, and considered to be among the best works of American literature.
Notes
Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy is a stark and haunting novel that follows a nameless teenager known as “the Kid” as he becomes entangled with the violent Glanton gang in the lawless American Southwest and Mexico during the mid-1800s. Written in McCarthy’s lyrical yet brutal prose, the book blends historical events with philosophical darkness, exploring humanity’s capacity for cruelty through the enigmatic and terrifying Judge Holden. Often regarded as a modern masterpiece, it presents a bleak, mythic vision of the frontier where violence shapes both the land and the souls who traverse it.
Description
Original red cloth with white lettering. to spine. A fine copy with some of the usual toning to edges in a fine dust jacket, pristine condition.
Description
6b; Cormac McCarthy FIRST UK edition, The Author' fifth novel, set in the Old West in the mid -19th century, and considered to be among the best works of American literature.
Notes
Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy is a stark and haunting novel that follows a nameless teenager known as “the Kid” as he becomes entangled with the violent Glanton gang in the lawless American Southwest and Mexico during the mid-1800s. Written in McCarthy’s lyrical yet brutal prose, the book blends historical events with philosophical darkness, exploring humanity’s capacity for cruelty through the enigmatic and terrifying Judge Holden. Often regarded as a modern masterpiece, it presents a bleak, mythic vision of the frontier where violence shapes both the land and the souls who traverse it.
Description
Original red cloth with white lettering. to spine. A fine copy with some of the usual toning to edges in a fine dust jacket, pristine condition.
