J. D. Salinger: A Writing Life

HAMILTON, Ian

Published by Random House, New York, 1986

About this Item

Uncorrected proof. Octavo. 223pp. Printed yellow wrappers. A fine, bright copy. Prior to publication of the book, the famously litigious Salinger sued to prevent publication of Hamilton's biography, challenging his right to publish quotations from his correspondence in the Firestone Library at Princeton University and elsewhere. On January 29, 1987, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed an earlier judgment, and decided that Mr. Hamilton could not quote from the excerpts. Salinger was successful in stopping publication of the biography. Hamilton, in reaction to the decision, rewrote the biography, omitting the portions challenged by Salinger, and published the revised text under the title, *In Search of J. D. Salinger*, which was published in 1988. This proof, reportedly one of about 65 copies issued (of which about one-half are in libraries), is the only published version with the suppressed excerpts. Seller Inventory # 519821

Bibliographic Details

Title: J. D. Salinger: A Writing Life

Publisher: Random House, New York

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition