Description
The first edition, first printing of Suttree by Cormac McCarthy, in the publisher’s dust jacket.
Octavo, [8], 471pp. Light yellow boards, black cloth spine, title stamped in gilt on the spine. Stated “First Edition” on the copyright page, with the publisher’s full number line. Previous ownership inscription on the front pastedown, dated 1979. Small splash mark to fore edge of text block, no impact to text. Faint offsetting to endpapers, solid text block, a near fine example. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $12.95 on the front flap, photograph of the author on the rear cover by Dan Moore. Jacket has light shelf wear to covers, sunning to the spine and subsequent fading of the colors, a very good example.
