Franny and Zooey

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1961 First edition, first printing. Publisher's blue-gray cloth, lettered in gilt to spine; in its original green and white dust jacket, lettered in black. Near fine book, with light dimming to spine gilt, light toning to spine and board edges, and a touch of offsetting to endpapers; very good clipped dust jacket, with light wear to spine ends. Overall, a very clean and attractive copy. Franny and Zooey contains stories based on Salinger's previously published writings featuring the fictional Glass family. "Franny," a short story, and "Zooey," a novella, were originally published in The New Yorker magazine in 1955 and 1957, respectively. The characters Franny and Zooey are both in their twenties and are the youngest members of a settler family in New York. Both narratives, "Franny" tells of Franny Glass' emotional breakdown and increasing disenchantment with her surroundings, while "Zooey" is told from Zooey Glass' point of view as he attempts to offer his younger sister Franny some brotherly advice and support.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. (Inventory #: JDS104)