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London: Andre Deutsch, 1966. First UK Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. There is some slight bumping to the boards and minor wear to the jacket extremities. An attractive copy.. First UK Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed first U.K. edition, signed by McCarthy on the title page. Set in rural Tennessee, McCarthy's debut novel follows the lives of a reclusive orchard keeper, a young boy, and a troubled outlaw as their paths cross in a tale of violence and redemption. 8vo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

The Orchard Keeper was Cormac McCarthy's first novel, a work of rich, poetic prose, telling the intertwining tales of a rural trio trapped by acts of violence and a mysteriously connected orchard.

True first editions of 'The Orchard Keeper' can be identified by the full number line including '1' on the copyright page, stating 'First Edition', and by the presence of the specific jacket design from the first printing.