SALINGER, J. D.

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Nine Stories. First edition of Salinger's major collection. Salinger's second book gathers his best short stories, including those about the Glass family who reappear in his later fiction. "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" was the first of his short stories included in the New Yorker and helped establish his literary reputation. "For Esme - with Love and Squalor", was his first story to contain a character from the Glass family.This copy is from the first issue, with two different paper stocks, giving tonal variation to the text block.

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