the Catcher in the Rye (first printing)

j.d. Salinger

Published by Little Brown, 1951

About this Item

This is the first printing with all issue points. A clean hardcover(no marks) with it's original very good price clipped jacket(all issue points present) with Salinger's picture on the back. This is a rare find for any collector who wants a very nice first. The Catcher in the Rye, novel by J.D. Salinger published in 1951. The novel details two days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield after he has been expelled from prep school. Confused and disillusioned, Holden searches for truth and rails against the ?phoniness? of the adult world. He ends up exhausted and emotionally unstable. The events are related after the fact.

Seller Inventory # 1000004539

Bibliographic Details

• Title: the Catcher in the Rye (first printing)
• Publisher: Little Brown
• Publication Date: 1951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good