SIGNED FIRST EDITION (stated on copyright page, no other printings indicated), New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Fine/Fine, Unread . Publisher's statement on the tipped-in signature page: " One thousand copies of this Signed First Edition of Cities of the Plain have been especially prepared for friends of the Author and Publisher". A Fine book in a Fine Dust Jacket with no visible flaws, not price-clipped ($24.00), now protected in a Brodart cover. Text Clean, no marks. Black boards with gilt printing shows no wear, no bumps. Top text block stained red matching the colors on the jacket. This is a beautiful like new copy of the third book in McCarthy,s Border Trilogy . Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with Delivery Confirmation from a Dry, Smoke-Free shop.