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Meyer , Philipp : THE SON

Harper Collins, New York, 2013

ISBN 9780062120397

1st. Edition Unccrrected Proof ( signed ) copy, 2013 , Soft cover in illustrated wraps 571 page book . Uncorrected Proof copy may contain errs in spelling and maybe some differance in the story . True first edition before trade copy printed. Condition : Very good with very light edge rubs and bottom spine bump. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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Meyer, Philipp : The Son

Ecco Press, New York City, NY, 2013

ISBN 0062120395

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 562 pages. The author's second novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Philipp Meyer's "The Son". His triumphant "follow-up" to his debut novel, "American Rust" (2009). "In 1859, Eli McCullough, the 13-year-old son of Texas pioneers, is captured in a brutal Comanche raid on his family's homestead. First taken as a slave, Eli assimilates himself into Comanche culture, learning their arts of riding, hunting, and warfare. When the tribe succumbs to waves of disease and settlers, Eli's only option is a return to Texas, where his acquired thirst for freedom and self-determination sets a course for his family's inexorable rise through the industries of cattle and oil. Philipp Meyer's epic tale of more than 150 years of money, family, and power" (Jon Faro). Meyer's debt to Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" has been widely acknowledged by critics and readers. The defining difference between McCarthy The Elder and Meyer The Younger is the all-important one of tone: McCarthy is relentlessly pessimistic and nihilistic, Meyer is (cautiously) hopeful yet unblinking and all-seeing. In literature, as in life, we need them both; having to choose between one or the other writer is a false choice. And while, like McCarthy's masterpiece, Meyer's novel is soaked in blood, "the point is that despite all that bloodshed, here we all are, still breathing, still falling in love and having children, still living our lives" (Philipp Meyer). An absolute "must-have" title for Philipp Meyer collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed in blue ink-pen on the title page by Philipp Meyer. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. Philipp Meyer's "American Rust" is widely regarded as a contemporary American classic. One of the most brilliant American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PHILIPP MEYER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0062120395.

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Meyer, Philipp : The Son

Simon & Schuster, London, England, 2013

ISBN 0857209426

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 562 pages. The author's second novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The first appearance of the title in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Philipp Meyer's "The Son". His triumphant "follow-up" to his debut novel, "American Rust" (2009). "In 1859, Eli McCullough, the 13-year-old son of Texas pioneers, is captured in a brutal Comanche raid on his family's homestead. First taken as a slave, Eli assimilates himself into Comanche culture, learning their arts of riding, hunting, and warfare. When the tribe succumbs to waves of disease and settlers, Eli's only option is a return to Texas, where his acquired thirst for freedom and self-determination sets a course for his family's inexorable rise through the industries of cattle and oil. Philipp Meyer's epic tale of more than 150 years of money, family, and power" (Jon Faro). Meyer's debt to Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" has been widely acknowledged by critics and readers. The defining difference between McCarthy The Elder and Meyer The Younger is the all-important one of tone: McCarthy is relentlessly pessimistic and nihilistic, Meyer is (cautiously) hopeful yet unblinking and all-seeing. In literature, as in life, we need them both; having to choose between one or the other writer is a false choice. And while, like McCarthy's masterpiece, Meyer's novel is soaked in blood, "the point is that despite all that bloodshed, here we all are, still breathing, still falling in love and having children, still living our lives" (Philipp Meyer). An absolute "must-have" title for Philipp Meyer collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully signed, dated (in the month and year of publication), and inscribed ("lined") in black pen-marker on the title page by the author: "July 13, 2013, 'IF THERE IS AN ETERNAL HUNTING GROUND THAT IS WHERE I AM HEADED'. Philipp Meyer". The latter is the second sentence of the novel. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such signed, publication-month dated, and inscribed ("lined") copies of the First British Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Philipp Meyer's "American Rust" is widely regarded as a contemporary American classic. One of the most brilliant American writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PHILIPP MEYER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0857209426.

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