The Catcher in the Rye
Hamish Hamilton
, London, England
Somewhat surprisingly now attracting prices equivalent too or in excess of the scarce US First edition, it has always been "a controversial novel originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation....dealing with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging , loss and connection. The novel was included in Times' 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923 [Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books and James M. Pickard Books]. Certainly quite scarce also.
$1,835.00
Specifications
| Author | Salinger, J.D |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Size | 8vo - Octavo, 152mm x 229mm |
| Chapters | XXVI |
| Pages | 253pp |
Condition Report
| Cover | Hardcover in mid blue cloth with silver title original a firm spine. upper edges with early browning but otherwise in excellent shape plus the attractive blue/green unclipped english dust wrapper designed by Fritz Wegner) has moderate chipping to top and bottom edges and all corners plus a 2cm tear to top edge now verse repaired with heritage tape,plus is protected by removable clear archival covering. |
| Overall | Internally the book is in excellent shape devoid of foxing original damage with no prior owner notations other than the price of 525 pounds written in pencil on front free endpaper overall this example is very good original better, being over sixty years old now clearly having been read many times. |
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