Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Heller, Joseph. CATCH-22. THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, Pennsylvania, 1978.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo. 9.5 X 6.5''. 194pp. SIGNED by Heller. Full navy leather with gilt decoration.
Seller: Lost Horizon Bookstore, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Heller Joseph. CATCH-22 (signed). Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$210.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Privately printed for the subscribers to the limited signed editions. Individually signed by the author on a special page, which was protected by tissue paper. Bound in premium full leathers, hubbed spine, distinctive cover design, beautiful illustrations, permanent satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, moire endsheets, thread-sewn pages for durability and strength.
Seller: Fine Binding Books, Barker, TX, U.S.A.
HELLER, Joseph. Catch-22. Franklin, Franklin Center, 1978.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. 551 pages. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped blue leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1978. A fine copy. Limited edition, signed by the author and with a special message from him to subscribers.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Heller Joseph. Catch-22. The Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$255.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed. Limited edition. SIGNED by author. Original owner's bookplate under signature. Full dark blue leather with vibrant gilt lettering and embellishments. All edges gilt, raised bands on spine, silk bookmark. Some shelf wear may be present due to storage.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
HELLER, JOSEPH. Catch-22. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1978.
Price: US$263.87 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full blue leather with gilt decorations; all page edges gilt; silk endpages; bound in ribbon marker. Illustrated with black and white plates. Signed by Heller on the second blank, with tissue guard. Spine and rear board with a few light scratches/scuffs to leather, near fine otherwise. Signed limited edition.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$267.32 + shipping
Description: Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition. Dark blue leather with gilt decorations. Gilt to edges. Ribbon bookmark. Black & white illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker. Signed by the author. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 551 pages. A lovely copy of Heller's classic satirical war novel. First published in 1961.
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. Franklin Library, E-225, 1978.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Leather Bound. 8vo. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA. 1978. 551 pgs. Signed by Joseph Helleron the FFEP. Bound in leather with gilt titles and devices. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniestand most celebratedbooks of all time. In recent years it has been named to "best novels" lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer. Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemyit is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions hes assigned, hell be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved. EB; 9.2 X 6.2 X 2.0 inches
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Joseph Heller. CATCH 22. Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Limited edition, full blue leather with gilt decoration, gilt all around. with booklet Notes from the Editor
Seller: A Casperson Books, Niles, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First Franklin Library edition, signed by Joseph Heller. Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. Pamphlet "Notes from the Editors" laid in. Ribbon marker. As new, never read. These early Franklin library editions are destined to become true collector's items, especailly of classics such as Catch-22. Excellent to add to any collection or as a gift.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22 (SIGNED). The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1978.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Description: 551 pages, 8vo. SIGNED by the author Joseph Heller. Limited Edition. Bound in full leather boards with gilt lettering along spine, gilt design on front and rear covers. Full gilt page edges, bound ribbon bookmark, silk moire endpapers and inside covers. Shelfwear: light rubbing along edges, moderate fading along edges of front and rear endpapers and inside covers. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine-minus condition.
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Joseph Heller. Catch-22. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1978.
Price: US$488.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG Leatherbound hardback, signed by author, in excellent condition, one slights scratch to side gilt otherwise in like new condition ; 6 X 9.5; 551 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Elder's Bookstore, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
Heller, Joseph. Catch-22. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1978.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 1978 Franklin Library Limited Edition in As New Condition. Bound in navy blue leather with hubbed backstrip, 22 Kt accented boards and backstrip, gilt edges, moire silk endpapers, sewn-in satin page marker and printed on archival paper. Flat SIGNED by Joseph Heller on a FFEP.
Seller: Ariel's Book Nook, Pensacola, FL, U.S.A.
HELLER, JOSEPH. Catch-22. The Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Gilt lettered and decorated blue leather. Gilt edges. Silk endpapers and ribbon marker. This copy signed on a special page by the author. Edition limited to an unknown number of copies, thought to be about 1500 to 2000. Fine copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$589.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 1978 LTD EDITION Privately Printing individually SIGNED by the author JOSEPH HELLER ( tissue paper cover) - LIKE NEW - TIGHT BINDING - Navy leather with gold accents on the cover/spine and page edging, includes an attached satin bookmark ribbon - includes "notes from the editors" - As New
Seller: ODDS & ENDS BOOKS, Sherwood Forest, CA, U.S.A.
Heller, Joseph. CATCH-22. Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$648.92 + shipping
Description: CATCH-22, Franklin Library, 1978, first edition thus, first limited and first illustrated edition, very fine in full leather binding with gold-gilt lettering and decoration, raised spine, all edges gold-gilt, etc. One of an unknown quantity SIGNED by the author, this copy specially SIGNED by the author on the title page as well (indicating that this copy was actually in the authors possession for a brief time. After all, isn't this what you want when you purchase a SIGNED copy of any book ?!?!? All other copies of this edition which have just tipped-in signature pages most probably means that the author and the book never actually came into contact). Illustrated by Robert Parker with a new 2 page introduction by Heller written specially for this edition.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Heller, Joseph. CATCH-22. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1978.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed Franklin Press edition of this dark satire on the patriotic narrative of American triumph in World War II, in the original box. A supreme example of black comedy in 20th-century war fiction, CATCH-22 emphasizes the existential disillusionment of soldiers witnessing their companion's deaths: graveyard humor taken to the same extremes as warfare. CATCH-22 has gone on to become a modern classic, familiar even to those who haven't read it through its influence on our linguistic culture: "Many consider the novel to be the definitive statement of the modern antiwar position. The phrase 'Catch-22', symbolizing the absurdity of all institutional logic, has become a permanent part of our language" (NYPL). Contains a new introduction by Heller penned specifically for this edition, as well as original illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker. Rare this complete. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original blue guilt leather. All edges gilt. Silk moire endpapers. 551 pages. Illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker. In original box, with all original inserts (including book support), and Franklin Library "Notes from the Editors" booklet. Box with touches of wear. Else bright, tight, clean, and sharp.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Joseph Heller. CATCH-22 SIGNED Franklin Library. Franklin Library, Pennsylvania, 1978.
Price: US$758.95 + shipping
Description: Fine, Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; Signed by Joseph Heller; Limited Edition; Signed by Author.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.