Books

London: Andre Deutsch, 1966. First British edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. The first UK edition of McCarthy's first book. 246 pages. First edition (first printing, with "First published..." on the copyright page and no indication of later printings). A near fine copy in the original publisher's red cloth in a very good dust jacket with a snag on the spine affecting the K of the title (repaired on the back/verso with a small piece of tape). Some wear at the spine ends. From the Tom Garner collection.

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.