Blood Meridian

New York: Random House, (1985). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 337 pp. Original quarter crimson cloth over red paper-covered boards, stamped in gold, red, in original unclipped ($17.95) dust-jacket. Wear particular to edges, spine ends and corners, with a few small tears. Medium (taped) closed tear with fray to bottom front panel near spine. A few tiny soil spots of bleed evidence to reverse jacket. A few nicks, scratches to jacket. Handling and shelf wear mild. Protected in archival mylar. Book is very tight, firm, faint forward lean - likely unread - still a bit stiff. Spine edges lightly curled. Light toning to page edges, some light smudges and a few tiny droplets to top text block. Interior is clean and unmarked. No remainder mark.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Near Fine

“Blood Meridian initially received little recognition, but has since been recognized as a masterpiece and one of the greatest works of American literature. Some have called it the Great American Novel. American literary critic Harold Bloom praised Blood Meridian as one of the 20th century's finest novels. Aleksandar Hemon has called it "possibly the greatest American novel of the past 25 years". David Foster Wallace named it one of the five most under appreciated American novels since 1960 and "probably the most horrifying book of this [20th] century, at least in fiction." Time magazine included Blood Meridian in its "Time 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005". In 2006 The New York Times conducted a poll of writers and critics regarding the most important works in American fiction from the previous 25 years, and Blood Meridian was a runner-up.”