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All The Pretty Horses

by Cormac McCarthy

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About This Item

New York: Knopf, 1992. First Edition . First Edition/First Printing. Softcover Uncorrected Proof. First state of the proof with "Volume One of A Border Trilogy" uncorrected , with no publication date to the front cover. Signed and inscribed by the author in a contemporary hand on the title page: "For Richard Barter/All Best Wishes/Cormac McCarthy." Near fine with light sunning to the spine and small crease to lower rear flap. Knopf produced three states of this proof for the novel which brought wide acclaim for the author. Uncommon signed.

Synopsis

Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist and playwright. He has also written plays and screenplays. This novel, All The Pretty Horses , won the National Book Award in 1992. The story reads like a Western novel, but is set in 1949 and revolves around the life of a 16-year old Texan named John Grady Cole. After his parent’s marriage ends, he finds himself at the end of a long line of ranchers, without a family ranch to work. So he sets out for Mexico on horseback with two companions. By turns both comic and tragic, the elaborate character development and McCarthy’s superb descriptive style make this book a rare treat. All the Pretty Horses is the first volume in the Border Trilogy . The other two volumes are The Crossing and Cities of the Plain .

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Reviews

On Feb 15 2021, a reader said:
I love this book. The story is gripping and evokes all kinds of emotions. The chacters are so well developed you feel like you know them personally. Descriptions of the land they travel through bring to mind the dry and breathless heat of the desert. The action scenes come to life before your mind's eye. It is superb.
On May 18 2011, For2itous said:
McCarthy does have a vivid descriptive style but the plot is predictable. Where did he get the title? Got so tired of the characters lighting up a cigaret.Don't quite understand why it got the National Book Award.
On Jul 7 2007, Fict said:
A great book, but not McCarthy's best, by a long shot.

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Seller
MDS Books CA (CA)
Seller's Inventory #
002096
Title
All The Pretty Horses
Author
Cormac McCarthy
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1992

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