Catcher in the Rye, The

SALINGER, J.D.

Verlag: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951

Beschreibung

First Edition of "The Catcher in the Rye" in the Original First Issue Dust Jacket SALINGER, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. First edition of the author s first book. Octavo (7 11/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 198 x 133 mm.). [2, blank], [6], [1]-277, [3, blank] pp. Publisher's black cloth decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt on spine. Minimal foxing to edges only, otherwise near fine. In the original first issue color pictorial dust jacket designed by Michael Mitchell with Salinger s photo on rear panel by Lotte Jacobi and with the price $3.00 on the front flap. Minimal professional strengthening to top 1/8 inch and bottom 1/16 inch of jacket spine verso. A near fine copy with no fading of the red on the jacket spine. "With The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger introduced a new sort of character to modern American literature: the alienated adolescent. Intelligent, but unable to study; attractive, but unable to maintain friendships; lonely, but unable to ask for love, Holden Caulfield is a troubled youth who obviously needs help. With his excellent ear for dialogue, the author allowed Holden to speak and think as teens really do, four letter words and all. The plot covers two days in the teen s life when he leaves his prep school and wanders in New York City instead of going home. His sophistication disappears as he becomes sicker both physically and emotionally until his little sister is able to help him. When the novel appeared in 1951, it was shocking. The New York Herald Tribune Book Review stated, recent war novels have accustomed us all to ugly words and images, but from the mouths of the very young and protected they sound peculiarly offensive. Today s readers recognize Holden as a youthful rebel against adult authority" (The New York Public Library s Books of the Century, edited by Elizabeth Diefendorf, p. 209). Starosciak A30.a. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 05977

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Catcher in the Rye, The

Verlag: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag

Auflage: 1. Auflage