Books

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First editions of the Border Trilogy. 3 vols. 8vo. Cloth and boards. Fine in fine unclipped djs. First editions of the Border Trilogy. 3 vols. 8vo.

All the Pretty Horses is a novel by American author Cormac McCarthy published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1992. It is a coming-of-age story following the protagonist, John Grady Cole, as he travels from Texas to Mexico in search of a more romantic vision of what it means to be a cowboy. The novel combines themes of identity, disillusionment, and the harsh realities of life in the 20th-century American West.

For Alfred A. Knopf's first edition, look for the stated 'First Edition' along with the presence of a series of numbers with '1' present on the copyright page.