NY, Random House, (1979). His fourth book, which many considered his best, at least until the Border Trilogy and then The Road (and some even still). This copy is inscribed by McCarthy: "For ___ ___, with best wishes/ Cormac McCarthy." Fading to the spine cloth from the sun bleeding through the dust jacket lettering; small spot to flyleaf; a near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with fading to the colors of the title and author lettering. Books signed by McCarthy are scarce: the author has nurtured his privacy since achieving commercial success and celebrity and his earlier books, like this one, were mostly signed for friends or for people with whom he had a specific relationship. Very few such copies turn up on the market; none have been sold at auction. [#027659] SOLD