# Is "The Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form" by Cormac McCarthy a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage, 2006) is identified by: Vintage International trade paperback original with glossy pictorial wrappers; copyright page carries a number line descending to 1 (first printing). US Vintage International trade paperback original is the true first; there was no prior hardcover.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Vintage International trade paperback original with glossy pictorial wrappers; copyright page carries a number line descending to 1 (first printing)
- Issued 2006 simultaneously with the Vintage release of The Road
- Publisher imprint reads Vintage
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Cormac McCarthy |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Year | 2006 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Vintage International trade paperback original with glossy pictorial wrappers; copyright… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Vintage International trade paperback original with glossy pictorial wrappers; copyright page carries a number line descending to 1 (first printing). Issued 2006 simultaneously with the Vintage release of The Road.

## Is this the true first?
US Vintage International trade paperback original is the true first; there was no prior hardcover.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Sunset Limited: A Novel in Dramatic Form* by Cormac McCarthy a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-sunset-limited-a-novel-in-dramatic-form
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.