This like-new first edition hardcover is near fine, no marks, pages are tight and appear unread, the book is tight, square, and unmarked. Dust cover is unmarked, grey cloth boards, and bright gilt lettering on the board and spine of the book. The Crossing is the second novel in Cormac McCarthy's The Border Trilogy, published in 1994. The trilogy, which also includes All the Pretty Horses and Cities of the Plain, is set in the American Southwest and Mexico and explores themes of loss, fate, violence, and the harsh realities of life along the border. The Crossing is often noted for its sparse, poetic language, characteristic of McCarthy's style, and its deep philosophical reflections on the nature of existence, fate, and moral responsibility.