Description
The first paperback edition of The Orchard Keeper by Cormac McCarthy, published in 1969 by Ballantine Books of New York.
Twelvemo, [6], 198pp, [4]. Illustrated paperback. Stated “First Printing: May 1969” on the copyright page. Light wear to the spine, free of large cracks. Previous booksellers’ stamp on front endpaper. Faint shelf wear to covers, bright illustrations.
The Orchard Keeper, Cormac McCarthy’s debut novel, was published on May 5, 1965 by Random House. The book received the William Faulkner Foundation Award.
