Set in the late 1930s, roughly 10 years before "All the Pretty Horses", this book begins in Hidalgo County, the southwest corner of New Mexico hard on the frontier. Into this land comes Billy, his father, mother and baby brother Boyd. This is the second book in the Border trilogy.
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Cormac McCarthy was the author of many acclaimed novels, including Blood Meridian, Child of God and The Passenger. Among his honours are the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His works adapted to film include All the Pretty Horses, The Road and No Country for Old Men – the latter film receiving four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture. McCarthy died in 2023 in Santa Fe, NM at the age of 89.
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001279419
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Seller: Sell Books, Elland, YORKS, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dustjacket missing; may have other wear and tear. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Seller Inventory # SBAB-mon0000119421
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Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Volume Two of the Border Trilogy. Second printing. Seller Inventory # 010718
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Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:9780330334624. Seller Inventory # 9141604
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Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Cover design differs to the one featured on Amazon. Light scuffs & scratches to the jacket. Light wear to the board edges. Tanned & foxed textblock edge. Content is very good & clean. Seller Inventory # 33050-16-09-2026-LMC
Seller: Hall of Books, Oswestry, SHROP, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK edition first printing hardback, 1994, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch rubbed; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Seller Inventory # 250058
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Seller: Seagull Books, Hove, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible; Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, with full number line and unclipped dustjacket. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK. Book. Seller Inventory # 086141
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Seller: Collectible Books Ireland, Portarlington, OFFAL, Ireland
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. In black cloth covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Edge wear to spine ends. Small dent on rear board bottom edge and rear spine edge. Internally clean bright and tight. Previous owner name neatly inscribed on half title page (see photo). Unclipped dust jacket has matching edge wear. Very small cut top edge rear beside spine. Please examine all seller photos. Seller Inventory # 000896
Seller: MySEAbooks, Harlingen, TX, U.S.A.
HARDCOVER. Condition: NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. 1ST EDITION. LONDON: PICADOR, 1994. 1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE/FINE. LONDON: PICADOR, 1994. 1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE/FINE. LONDON: PICADOR, 1994. 1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE/FINE. LONDON: PICADOR, 1994. 1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE/FINE. Picador, London, 1994, hardcover, 1st edition, near fine book, near fine cover, not remaindered, book club or library, unclipped, gift inscription on FEP, else unmarked, mylar cover, appears unread or lightly read. Seller Inventory # S2418
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First UK. VG/VG. 8vo. original black boards gilt (a little rubbed & bumped, slightly marked) in dustwrapper priced £14.99 (a little rubbed & frayed, some creasing & marking); pp. [iv], 426. A very good copy. Seller Inventory # 036207
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