MCCARTHY, Cormac "The Crossing" [Alfred A. Knopf, 1994] Signed 1st Edition

MCCARTHY, Cormac. The Crossing. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. First edition, limited issue of 1,000 signed copies prepared for friends of the author and publisher. Octavo. Publisher’s original cloth in dust jacket; white upper panel with photographic lower panel; spine lettered in black. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine condition.

The second volume of McCarthy’s Border Trilogy, following All the Pretty Horses, and widely regarded as the darkest and most philosophical of the three. The novel follows Billy Parham across the U.S.–Mexico border in a series of journeys that explore loss, fate, and moral ambiguity, cementing McCarthy’s reputation as a major American novelist. Signed limited issues of this title are considerably scarcer than trade signed copies and are actively sought by collectors assembling the trilogy in uniform condition.