1951 Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger 1st Edition 3rd Printing No Dust Jacket

J. D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. First Edition, Third Printing. Original dust jacket, 277 pp. Black cloth binding measures 8.25 x 5.25". In good condition. Binding slightly cocked. Light age-staining on edges of text-block. Water cup rings on front board. Gift inscription, in ink, found on front end-page. Very light toning in margins; very sparse instances of age-staining. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Jerome David Salinger (1919 – 2010) was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story A Perfect Day for Bananafish appeared in The New Yorker, which published much of his later work. The Catcher in the Rye (1951) was an immediate popular success; Salinger's depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence was influential, especially among adolescent readers. The novel was widely read and controversial, and its success led to public attention and scrutiny. Salinger became reclusive, publishing less frequently. He followed Catcher with a short story collection, Nine Stories (1953); Franny and Zooey (1961), a volume containing a novella and a short story; and a volume containing two novellas, Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963). Salinger's last published work, the novella Hapworth 16, 1924, appeared in The New Yorker on June 19, 1965. First Edition, Third Printing. No Jacket. RAREA1951ELMX - 08/26 - HK3827.…