Books and Manuscripts

Salinger, J.D.
The Catcher in the Rye
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. First edition. 8vo. Publisher’s black cloth, stamped in gilt; foxing to endpapers; contemporary gift inscription at top of front free endpaper; in first issue Michael Mitchell-designed dust-jacket, spine darkened with small losses to edges, dampstaining at bottom of same, panels unevenly toned, small chips in flap fold edges.

First edition of Salinger’s masterpiece, in a completely unrestored first issue dust-jacket.