The Crossing
by Cormac McCarthy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG, not clipped; mild discoloration on inside dj tail.
- Seller
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Port Washington, New York, United States
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Synopsis
The Crossing is the seventh novel by author Cormac McCarthy, and the second in The Border Trilogy, after All The Pretty Horses . The Crossing , takes place before and during the Second World War and focuses on teenage cowboy Billy Parham and his family, following Parham on a journey to return a she-wolf to her home in the northern Mexican mountains. The novel is noted as more melancholic than All the Pretty Horses , although not as dark as McCarthy's previous work.
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- Bookseller
- North Shore Theory Co. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G2100095
- Title
- The Crossing
- Author
- Cormac McCarthy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG, not clipped; mild discoloration on inside dj tail.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Ed
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...