SUTTREE

Published by Random House, New York, 1979

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Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA

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First Printing. Octavo (21.25cm); black cloth and pale yellow paper-covered boards, with titling and author's initials stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [viii],[3],4-471,[1]pp. Remainder stamp to upper edge of textblock, faint trace of discoloration to lower rear board edge, with a faint musty smell from long storage; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $12.95), with a single tiny tear to lower rear panel, and a few faint, barely-visible moisture stains along the lower edge (noticeable only on verso); a sharp, Near Fine example, with the spine lettering notably bright and unfaded.McCarthy's semi-autobiographical fourth novel set in the early 1950's, following Cornelius Suttree, who has repudiated his life of privilege to spend his life as a fisherman on the Tennessee River. Though now widely considered one of McCarthy's most serious and ambitious works, drawing comparisons to Ulysses, Cannery Row, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, fewer than 3,000 copies of the first printing were sold at the time of publication prior to being remaindered. 8298.…

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Title
SUTTREE
Author
McCarthy, Cormac
Publisher
Random House, New York
Publication year
1979
Edition
First Edition.
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