1951 Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger 1st British Edition Original Dust Jacket

Published by Hamish Hamilton

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Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar

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J. D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1951. First British Edition. Original dust jacket. 253 p. Original blue cloth binding measures 7.5 x 4.75”, 8vo. In good condition. Dust jacket: hinges creased with chipping at heads and tails (no loss of text); tail of spine chipped (no loss of text); normal soiling and scuffing around edges and corners; spine normally tanned from shelf-wear/sun-exposure; front flap’s bottom corner creased. Blue cloth boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine bumped; spine tanned from shelf-wear/sun-exposure. Age-staining on bottom edge of board. Pencil marginalia on top edge of front end-page. Light toning in margins. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Jerome David Salinger (1919 – 2010) was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story A Perfect Day for Bananafish appeared in The New Yorker, which published much of his later work. In 1960, a teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was fired for assigning the novel in class. She was later reinstated. Between 1961 and 1982, The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States. The book was briefly banned in Issaquah, Washington high schools in 1978 when three members of the School Board alleged the book was part of an "overall communist plot". This ban did not last long, and the offending board members were immediately recalled and removed in a special election. This British edition does not include the word "fuck" on page 239 line 1 (U.S. Edition includes the word). RAREA1951LTUB - 03/26 - HK3371.…

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Title
1951 Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger 1st British Edition Original Dust Jacket
Author
J. D. Salinger
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

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