The Catcher in the Rye has been consistently listed as one of the best novels of the twentieth century. It was originally intended for adults but is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique on superficiality in society. Salinger managed to capture the exact moment between childhood and maturity, the unique moment between both worlds. Told in a realism and colloquial prose that has yet to be matched…. “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap,” Holden Caulfield said. “But I don’t feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.”

Description: VERY RARE TRUE FIRST EDITION! Hardcover w/ First State Dust Jacket, First Edition / First Printing. Little, Brown and Co. 1951.  Meets Points of Issue: 1st Edition Stated on copyright page. Dust Jacket has Lotte Jacobi photography credit on back panel, and $3.00 price on Dust Jacket flap. Not a Book-of-the-Month Book Club edition! Loss to head and tail of Dust Jacket spine, and sun-fading to what remains of it. The front panel of the dust jacket has a closed tear to its upper left corner, but is very bright! There is wear to the edges and corners of the jacket, but it is overall in good condition. This is a first state jacket with slight cropping of Salinger’s head on its back panel! The gilt on the book’s spine has worn away, but besides that it has only minor shelf wear – slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and very minor wear to the edges of the boards. There is foxing to the edge of the text block and slight offsetting from publisher’s glue darkening the interior front and back hinge – common to titles from this period. Besides these flaws, the interior of the book is clean and free of any writing or similar markings! Overall, the book is in very good condition! Binding sound!

Bookseller Inventory # 61631

The Catcher In The Rye
J. D. Salinger

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