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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Volume Two, the Border Trilogy. This is one of one thousand copies "especially prepared for the friends of the author and publisher" and signed on a tipped-in sheet. First edition (stated, with no later printings listed). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by McCarthy on the limitation sheet. From the Tom Garner collection.

The Crossing is the second novel in the Border Trilogy series by Cormac McCarthy. The story centers around a young man named Billy Parham who captures a wolf that has been preying on livestock and his journey across the border into Mexico. The novel explores themes of fate, suffering, and the pastoral versus the industrial world.

First editions of 'The Crossing' published by Alfred A. Knopf may be identified by the presence of 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page along with the full number line that includes '1'.