Rare true first edition of J. D. Salinger's rare book, ''The Catcher in the Rye.'' Boston: Little, Brown & Company: 1951. First edition, first printing, accompanied by first issue dustjacket with all points present including photo credit of Salinger's portrait by Lotte Jacobi on rear panel.
A handsome copy of the seminal coming of age literary masterpiece featuring Holden Caulfield, the poster boy of disenfranchised youth, which begins with the famous run-on sentence, ''…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, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth...'' Dust Jacket has some wear near bottom and top edges. The book itself is in great shape with All Gold Lettering clearly visible on spine. Spine and corners in in very good condition to great shape! All the pages are in very good shape. My grandmother's name is written on the inside of the book. Volume and dustjacket in very good condition.
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