THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

1953 · New York

by Salinger, J.D.
New York: Signet Books, 1953. Near fine.. First paperback edition of Salinger's classic. Featuring a rather unimaginative and literal rendering of Holden Caufield's NYC adventures by James Avati, this edition's cover art so horrified Salinger that he insisted on purely typographic covers on all of his books for the rest of his career ("... he would be happier if the book was distributed in mimeographed form" — editor Marc Jaffe quoted, in Two-Bit Culture: The Paperbacking of America). Nice examples are difficult to find. 7'' x 4.25''. Original color pictorial mass market wrappers, cover art by Avati, Signet 1001. All edges stained red. 1 page of ads at rear. 159, [1] pages. Ink owner name and small pencil notation to front free endpaper. Light edgewear and a bit of soil to rear panel. (Inventory #: 54015)
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