Typescript, ribbon copy with pencil corrections. Approximately 130 pages (145 leaves). Irregular pagination including 6 leaves at the end numbered 1-5 and 9. Also included is the manila file folder tracking his advance in the text, correlating months and days to page number, beginning with September 28, 1970 and ending February 14, [1971]. Holograph folder title: “Ballard (inc. Blacksmith) (leftovers)”, 1970 - 1971

Typescript, ribbon copy with pencil corrections. Approximately 130 pages (145 leaves). Irregular pagination including 6 leaves at the end numbered 1-5 and 9. Also included is the manila file folder tracking his advance in the text, correlating months and days to page number, beginning with September 28, 1970 and ending February 14, [1971]. Holograph folder title: “Ballard (inc. Blacksmith) (leftovers)”, 1970 - 1971, Box: 16, Folder: 2. Cormac McCarthy Papers, SWWC-091. The Wittliff Collections. https://archivesspace.library.txstate.edu/repositories/4/archival_objects/106028 Accessed March 06, 2025.