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Random House, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine copy of the first edition (stated) of Cormac McCarthy's scarce third book. Hardcover in original first issue jacket (jacket price-clipped with two tiny closed tears to bottom edge). Binding is tight and clean.

Cormac McCarthy's 'Child of God' tells the story of Lester Ballard, a dispossessed, violent man whose life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. McCarthy depicts the life of a violent young outcast and serial killer in 1960s Appalachian Tennessee. Though the narrative is stark, the protagonist's isolation and disaffection are depicted with empathy by McCarthy, whose prose reveals the layers of humanity in even the most desolate and detestable characters.

First editions of 'Child of God' published by Random House typically have the full number line present which includes '2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3', as Random House did not include '1' in their number line for first editions during that period.