Description: The first edition of The Catcher in Rye by J.D. Salinger was published in 1951 by Little, Brown and Company in New York. It now regarded as one of the most important works of fiction of the 20th century. It was bound in black cloth with silver lettering. The dust jacket is red and white with a horse and yellow and black lettering. The rear panel of the dust jacket has a photo of Salinger. Priced at $3.00. First Edition Points: · Published by Little, Brown and Company · Date on title page · Stated “FIRST EDITION” on copyright page · $3.00 price on front flap (probably not necessary) · Photo of Salinger on back panel of dust jacket · No mention of the book of the month club on the front flap (although First Printings do have a statement on bottom of the rear flap that says “A Book of the Month Club Selection”. That doesn’t mean it is a book club edition.)First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a bright fine dust jacket without the usual tanning to the spine and without any chips or tears, bookplate. The dust jacket is the correct first issue with the cropping of Salinger’s head on the rear panel and the price on the front flap. Jacket design by Michael Mitchell. Photograph of Salinger by Lotte Jacobi. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional example, one of the nicest examples extant.
Price: 20000 USD
Location: Andover, Massachusetts
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Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: J.D. Salinger
Publisher: Little, Brown
Topic: Literature, Modern
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Character Family: Holden Caulfield
Year Printed: 1951
Original/Facsimile: Original
