The Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger

$35,000 · Offered by Biblioctopus

First edition

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1951. First Edition. his first book. Fine in a near fine example of the first issue dustjacket with the price on the front flap partially over the R in “Salinger” and Salinger’s hair just touching the top edge in the portrait on the rear panel , lightly toned with minute wear at the corners. Copies marginally less fine are many times more common. Fame is Salinger’s Lex

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