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Cormac McCarthy. Facsimile Dust Jacket ONLY Outer Dark. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: For sale is a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for the 1st Edition of Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy. No book is included in this listing, however we may have the original book available for sale in our store under a different listing. Please view our other facsimile dust jackets being offered for sale. All jackets come in a brand new brodart mylar protective sleeve. We offer the highest quality and least expensive facsimile (reproduction) dust jackets currently available anywhere. Our jackets are beautifully crafted by a graphic design expert. These dust jackets are offered for research, archival, and preservation purposes. All jackets are labeled as facsimiles on the front or rear flap. Funding to be used for future acquisition and preservation of dust jacket art. Please check back often, as we plan on adding new jackets weekly.
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
McCarthy, Cormac. Outer Dark. Random House, NY, 1968.
Price: US$1350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Has $4.95 flap price and 1st edtion on copywright page. Short 1" closed tear top backside of spine on the fold. Also a short closed tear to bottom of front cover center. Faint wear to spine ends of dj. Four pages crimped at the bottom next to spine. Has publisher's stain to top pages.
Seller: Bob Lakin Books, Chatfield, TX, U.S.A.
McCarthy, Cormac. Outer Dark. Random House, 1968.
Price: US$1395.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good+ hardcover in a Very Good- dust jacket which has been wrapped for protection. The staining to the top of the page block has some minor discoloration in spots. The dust jacket has some very minor edgewear and a couple of mended tears at the bottom edge. ; 1.2 x 8.5 x 6 Inches; 242 pages
Seller: Elder's Bookstore, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
McCarthy, Cormac. OUTER DARK. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (21cm); gray paper and turquoise cloth-covered boards, blocked and titled in silver, metallic blue, and black on spine and front cover; gray topstain; dustjacket; [viii],242,[6]pp. Base of spine gently nudged, mild rubbing to black portions on spine and front cover, with a remainder stamp to front endpaper, and a faint, shallow stain to heel and lower right corner of front cover; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $4.95), lighlty edgeworn, with a few small rubbed spots to spine and front flap fold, and a 1.25" closed tear to lower front panel; Very Good+. McCarthy's second novel set in Appalachia - dark, brooding, incestuous, and violent. Though published to great critical reviews both prior to and following publication, the novel sold poorly - a modest 2,705 copies.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
McCarthy, Cormac. Outer Dark. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original gray paper-covered boards over blue spine cloth lettered in black, silver and metallic blue. Near fine with light sunning to covers, light rubbing to spine lettering, pages toned with several spots of foxing. In a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with light edge wear and toned. A much nicer copy than average.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
McCarthy, Cormac. Outer Dark. Random House, 1968.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with "First Printing" printed on the copyright page. An attractive dustjacket with light wear to the spine and panels. This original first issue dustjacket has the $4.95 price printed on the front flap with no chips or pieces missing. The book is solid. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a sharp clean copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition. We buy Cormac McCarthy First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
McCarthy, Cormac. Outer Dark. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Printing" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy. This original dustjacket is vibrant in color without the ubiquitous darkening to the spine. This Firstt issue dustjacket has the publisher's $4.95 printed price present on the front flap with NO chips or pieces missing. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Cormac McCarthy. Outer Dark (with signed Orin Borsten card). Random House, 1968.
Price: US$5300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: . Author: Cormac McCarthy Title: Outer Dark Publisher: Random House Year Published: 1968 Edition: First Edition, First Printing . McCarthy s second novel, included is a laid in card signed for Orin Borsten! Orin Borsten was a well known Hollywood publicist and he also wrote stage and screenplays. Borsten most famously co-authored the William Faulkner biography, A Loving Gentleman: The Love Story of William Faulkner and Meta Carpenter , in 1976. He also has writing credits on the screenplays for Angel Baby (1961) and Outer Limits (1963), among others. . A fabulous association and one can imagine what drew the two together was a mutual affinity for William Faulkner. The card displays a vintage 1970 s style McCarthy inscription and signature, highly sought after as he signed much more infrequently prior to All the Pretty Horses. . Book: VG with some foxing to text block. Spine ends very slightly pushed. Light toning to top edge and topstain. Taut binding, square and sturdy. Sharp corners, clean internally. Nice gilt lettering to spine. . Jacket: VG or perhaps a touch better. Chip to top crown and a couple of very small closed tears to top rear panel, some soiling at edges and flap gutters where the jacket is white. The $4.95 price is intact and not clipped. Overall a really neat copy with great association and early McCarthy signature! . Note: Check out my other listing for a Child of God which has likewise been signed to Orin Borsten! . #cormacmccarthy #bloodmeridian #orinborsten #outerdark #signedbooks #modernfirsteditions #suttree #nocountryforoldmen #bookstore #bookshop #books4ewe #bookish #booktok #booksthatmatter #bookseller #rarebooks #bibliophile #bookcollection #bookcollector
Seller: Books 4 Ewe, York, SC, U.S.A.
McCarthy, Cormac. Outer Dark. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Cormac McCarthy on a laid in signature. The ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with minor wear to the edges. This First Issue dustjacket has the printed price present on the front flap of the dustjacket. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The boards are crisp with light wear to the spine. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a fabulous copy SIGNED by the author. We buy Cormac McCarthy First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Cormac McCarthy. Outer Dark. Random House, 1968.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Random House, 1968. Hardcover in original dustjacket. Book in FINE/Unread condition. Dust Jacket in NEAR FINE condition. 1st Edition. First Edition and first printing. The second novel by the author of ALL THE PRETTY HORSES and BLOOD MERIDIAN, the story of a woman who bears her brother's child and leaves it in the woods to die. Signed by author on the half title page. Photos available. $ 7500
Seller: E. B. Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
McCarthy, Cormac. Outer Dark.. Random House, New York, 1968.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the author's second novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. A superior example. Outer Dark is a novel at once mythic and starkly evocative, set in an unspecified place in Appalachia sometime around the turn of the century. A woman bears her brother's child, a boy; the brother leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes. Discovering her brother's lie, she sets forth alone to find her son. Both brother and sister wander separately through a countryside being scourged by three terrifying and elusive strangers, headlong toward an eerie, apocalyptic resolution. "A profound parable that ultimately speaks to any society in any time" (Time).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.