No Country for Old Men (Non è un Paese per Vecchi), first trade Italian edition, first or second printing
Einaudi, Torino, 2006
First Italian trade edition, first or second printing with number lines from 1 to 7 and from 2006 to 2009, and with “Stampato nel mese di febbraio 2006” on a colophon page bound after the contents pages at the end of the book. Hardcover, 22.2 x 14.1 cm, 251 numbered pages. Publisher’s original greenish-gray cloth, lettered in black on the spine. Photographic red dustjacket with white back cover and flaps, lettered in black and white, with the front panel featuring a photo by Matt Lindsay. Price of “€17” on the back panel. Translated from the American by Martina Testa.
CONDITION: Near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
Published on March 7, 2006, in a first print run of 14,000 copies.
Despite the fact that the number line begins with “1” rather than “0,” as is customary for Einaudi’s first printings, it remains uncertain whether this represents a second printing, as sometimes claimed. The publisher’s records indicate a first printing of 14,000 copies released on March 7. Therefore, if this were a second printing, it would have to be a “second printing before publication,” since it was printed in February—an unlikely scenario given the high initial print run. Moreover, in fifteen years of collecting McCarthy, I have never encountered copies with a number line starting with “0” or “2.” Thus, the only certain thing is the uncertainty.
Preceded by the Einaudi’s “Amici del Libro” limited edition.
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