Box 1
Contains 18 Results:
Correspondence, 1964-1968, undated
Correspondence, notes, drafts, and proofs relating to McCarthy's 1965 novel, The Orchard Keeper.
McCarthy to Albert Erskine. TL, 1 page, undated
“The carbon I have doesn’t necessarily have the same page-numbers as the copies you quote from, hence I am not sure what transpires on page 67…” Discusses punctuation and chapter divisions.
McCarthy to Larry Bensky. TL, 1 page, undated
“I was glad to get your letter and to know that the book is acceptable to you…” Wishes him well as he is leaving Random House.
McCarthy to Albert Erskine. TL with pencil note on bottom left, 1 page, undated
“Thank you for the letter. In regard to the apostrophes I meant all of them that had been omitted from negative contractions…” Inquires about possibility of magazine excerpt of novel; recommends the cartoons of Fernando Krahn, and discloses that his typewriter is a “Royal Portable, Quiet Deluxe model, vintage circa 1958.”
McCarthy [to Albert Erskine]. TL with pencil and blue ink annotations and corrections, 5 pages, undated
“To take most important things first, the note on page 260: the passage does refer to the cat sequence on 246-248…”
McCarthy to Albert Erskine. Carbon with pencil annotations and corrections, 3 pages, undated
“Enclosed are the letter and the sheets you sent. Some of the inconsistencies I was aware of, others were more in the nature of typographical errors, or just plain carelessness…”
Albert Erskine to unidentified. AL, 1 page, September 29, 1964
“Remember to insert galleys McCarthy sent back at later date with further corrections.”
Vincent F. Apicella to Joseph Levy. TLS, 3 pages, November 24, 1964
“I am shipping you at this date, two pages of the above title [The Orchard Keeper] consisting of: Copyright page, About the Author…” Both pages are included.
Albert Erskine to unidentified. AN, 2 pages (1 leaf), January 8, 1965
“May I give this set of McCarthy galleys to [ ] to send abroad?”
Suzanne Baskin to McCarthy. TLS, 1 page, April 1, 1968
“Here, at last, all of the papers, ms, galleys, etc. on the above [The Orchard Keeper]…”
Notes, undated
Correspondence, notes, drafts, and proofs relating to McCarthy's 1965 novel, The Orchard Keeper.
1 page with alternate titles in typescript (“The Workers at the Kiln / Watchglass and Fiddle / Hourglass and Fiddle”), as well as pencil notes regarding word choice and corrections with page references.
Correspondence, notes, drafts, and proofs relating to McCarthy's 1965 novel, The Orchard Keeper.
Notes, errata lists, and page references in blue ink. 10 leaves.
Correspondence, notes, drafts, and proofs relating to McCarthy's 1965 novel, The Orchard Keeper.
4 index cards with pencil notes.
Correspondence, notes, drafts, and proofs relating to McCarthy's 1965 novel, The Orchard Keeper.
Typescript pages numbered 130, 193, 219, and 264 with pencil corrections. (4 leaves).
Correspondence, notes, drafts, and proofs relating to McCarthy's 1965 novel, The Orchard Keeper.
“Late draft.” Annotated and revised typescript. 279 pages (272 leaves). Irregular Pagination , undated
Box for draft in box 1, folder 3. Herald Square paper box, labeled in pencil, “Orig Mss—Red Mtn.”
Correspondence, notes, drafts, and proofs relating to McCarthy's 1965 novel, The Orchard Keeper.
“Final Draft.” Carbon leaves on onion skin paper, with occasional typescript pages inserted. Annotated and revised in pencil throughout, with the heaviest annotations on the typing paper. 282 pages (291 leaves). Irregular pagination, undated
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