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New York: Randon House, 1965. 246pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. A few bumps on boards, a little rubbing on free end paper. Wrapper is price-clipped, shpwing modest chipping, toning and overall wear. A lovely copy. Awarded the 1965 William Faulkner Award for best first novel and launched McCarthy's career as one America's most celebrated authors.

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.