Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Salinger, J. D.. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE MODERN CLASSICS.. Penguin Books Ltd, 1951.
Price: US$2.78 + shipping
Description: Zustand: Einband mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten mit geringfügigen Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten leicht gebräunt, Seiten mit zahlreichen Textmarkierungen, insgesamt altersgemäß GUTER GEBRAUCHTER Zustand. 224 Seiten Englisch 132g
Seller: Butterfly Books GmbH & Co. KG, Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany
Salinger, J. D.. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE MODERN CLASSICS.. Penguin Books Ltd, 1951.
Price: US$3.70 + shipping
Description: Zustand: Einband mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten mit geringfügigen Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten leicht gebräunt, Seiten mit zahlreichen Textmarkierungen, insgesamt altersgemäß GUTER GEBRAUCHTER Zustand. 224 Seiten Englisch 132g
Seller: HPI, Inhaber Uwe Hammermüller, Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany
J. D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye. Little Brown & Company, Boston, MA, 1951.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good: shows just a touch of shelving wear to the extremtiies; mild rubbing to the panels and a bit of faint consequent soiling; the binding shows little lean, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo (8.55 x 5.65 x 0.9 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 13.1 ounces. Black cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Deckle fore-edge. We believe this to be a later printing. No overt indications that it is either a first edition, an early printing, or for that matter a book-club edition. Copyright page simply provides a copyright date of 1951. The Catcher in the Rye was partially published in serial form in 194546 before being novelized in 1951. The first edition was stated as such and at least the second printing was marked as such. Hardcover: Lacks DJ. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society. The novel also deals with themes of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, connection, sex, and depression. The main character, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion. Caulfield, nearly of age, gives his opinion on a wide variety of topics as he narrates his recent life events. It a timeless classic that takes readers on a poignant journey into the mind of its young protagonist, Holden Caulfield. The novel presents a raw and introspective narrative, centered around the disillusioned yet perceptive sixteen-year-old navigating the complexities of life in New York City. Salinger's masterful storytelling unfolds as Holden Caulfield embarks on a three-day odyssey after leaving his prep school, delving into the heart of New York City. The novel artfully weaves the voices of children, adults, and the underground society, but it is Holden's voice that resonates the loudest. His eloquence, a blend of simplicity and complexity, offers a deeply personal insight into his world. Holden Caulfield emerges as a character both relatable and enigmatic, his yearning for authenticity and genuine human connection palpable throughout the narrative. Salinger beautifully captures the tumultuous emotions and inner turmoil of adolescence, making the character and his experiences incredibly genuine and evocative. The novel's brilliance lies in Salinger's ability to transcend vernacular while maintaining an authentic portrayal of Holden's unique voice. The contrast between Holden's attraction to beauty and his internal pain creates a compelling duality that resonates with readers. Holden's self-imposed isolation and his struggle to grapple with life's complexities evoke both empathy and admiration for his resilience. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
J. D. Salinger. Catcher in the Rye. Modern Library, 1951.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good, clean, tight condition. Red cloth. No jacket. Very slight cloth wrinkle on lower cover. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. Orders will be mailed either on the day ordered or the next business day and carefully packaged with tracking.
Seller: 3rd St. Books, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Little Brown, Boston, 1951.
Price: US$25.20 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Unmarked, tight and square. Date printed here unknow but believe it is circa 1960's. Black paper covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Jacket same as first as to front panel but rear panel white or tan. Red area on spine sunned. Small, shallow chips. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye.. The Modern Library. New York., 1951.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: The book is bound in Red boards with bright black boxed gilt letters on the spine & front cover. The back cover has severe wear on the bottom edge with one corner bare. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. States: "First Modern Library Edition". The white dust jacket is price clipped and has a 2 cm chip off the bottom edge of the back cover & a dirty spine. 90 on the spine.
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
J. D. Salinger. Catcher In The Rye.. Modern library, 1951.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A clean very good plus copy in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips. Spine toned. Price clipped. Last date on copy right page is 1951. Inside dust jacket notes 408 titles. In a fresh clear mylar cover.
Seller: Rob Warren Books, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
Salinger, J.D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown and Company, 1951.
Price: US$69.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1951. Moderate general wear. 216 pages. 6893
Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.
Salinger, J.D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Grosset and Dunlap, 1951.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Handsome copy of this early reprint edition of the modern classic. The publisher's original $1.50 price is intact on the dust jacket and the back cover features advertisements for eight different books. The book has light edge wear on the covers and vertical crease in the spine. Previous owner name inked on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has edgewear with creases on top and bottom edge of back cover. Also small chips at the crown and heel of spine and at corners.
Seller: M.S. Books, Salisbury, MD, U.S.A.
Salinger, J.D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Modern Library, 1951.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Modern Library; New York, 1951. Hardcover. A Good, red cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, spine lean, some crimping to spine edges, rubbing to board and spine edges, top text block edge stained grey, age toning to text block edges and pages, binding a bit shaky, previous owner name in ink verso half title page, several pages with some ink underlining/brackets and check marks, bit biblichor, in a Good, moderate handling/rub marks to panels, edge/corner wear with some tears and creases along edges, sunned panels/flaps and verso, 2-inch tear bottom rear panel, Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 277pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Little Brown & Co., Boston, 1951.
Price: US$81.00 + shipping
Description: Very nice copy in book club. Black paper covered boards wih gold lettering on spine bright and fresh. Unmarked, tight and square. Small indent to bottom of front board only flaw to book which is crisp and unread. Jacket does not state book club but no price present. It is bright and fresh on front panel but lightly sunned on spine. Rear panel of jacket blank with white (now tan) paper. No chips, tears, creasing or soiling. His landmark novel. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Salinger, J.D.. The Catcher in the Rye (Early Edition). Little, Brown and Co., Boston, MA, 1951.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. Little, Brown and Co., Boston, MA 1951. 277 pages. Early Edition. 1951 is on the Title page. Publisher Little, Brown is on the bottom of the spine. Shiny black cloth with silver decor. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Fiction Modern::General 6055
Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Modern Library, New York, 1951.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NOT a ML 1st ptg. Gold & black-stamped bright red cloth. Inked name verso front cover, clean text. Lightly age-toned dust jacket, spine panel darkened esp. towards bottom. $1.95 printed price dj flap, 388 titles listed verso. Attractive. 277 pgs 277 p.
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye. The Modern Library, N. Y., 1951.
Price: US$112.18 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Just very good because prev. owner affixed a protective jacket with tape, remnants of which remain on the the covers. Same " protective " covering also had a black border which has leached onto the edges The culprit's name is on the front endpaper. Internally fine. Price-clipped jacket has some minor traces of the leaching, and light touches of wear to extremities.First issue with 383 titles listed. Jacket was well served by protection, so remains quite bright. See Photos
Seller: Renaissance Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
SALINGER, J. D.. The Catcher In The Rye. Modern Library, New York, 1951.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Original red cloth on boards, decorated in black and gold. 8vo - 277, [ 2 (ads for Giants only)],pp. "First Modern Library Edition" to the copyright page. Original $1.65 price to the front flap. A clean, bright and solid copy. The complete jacket shows some very minor soiling which is impressive with the majority of the jacket being white. A very nice copy. Near Fine / Near Fine.
Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher In The Rye. The Modern Library, New York, 1951.
Price: US$128.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small corner chips. Old tape repair jacket back. Tanning. Book-plate fep. Pages clean. Binding good.
Seller: SuzyQBooks, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Modern Library, NY, 1951.
Price: US$149.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Red cloth stamped in black and gilt, black topstain. Stated first Modern Library edition (first thus. ) Very slight push to spine ends, small dings to edge of boards, one at each edge, top and bottom. A staple has apparently been removed from the first two endpages, leaving very small holes, and a slight impression to the following three pages. Unmarked, Sound and square. The DJ in mylar is price clipped, slightly edgeworn/creased to spine ends, with minor soil. The list of books on the verso lists 389 titles, so it is not a first state DJ. (the first state listed 383 titles. ); 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye MODERN LIBRARY. THE MODERN LIBRARY, NEW YORK, 1951.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Description: Lightly worn dust jacket with mylar cover. Price on dust jacket is $1.95 Gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Previous owner's name and date 9-10-69 in ink on front paste down page. DATE PUBLISHED: 1951 EDITION: 277
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Modern Library, New York, 1951.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Description: First Modern Library edition stated. Binding at top of spine partially torn (very short tear), otherwise very close to near fine. Two lightly bumped corners, slight color loss to top of front panel where red has faded. Textblock is very clean, tight and square. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case. Excellent Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine, & features a blind embossed [sculpted] red prancing horse design, raised on the upper cover inspired by the first edition DJ's graphics & is finished inside & out in Red & Black Nuba®, a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for more than 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included. CUSTOM CASES available for FRANNY, RAISE HIGH & NINE STORIES. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests. *Also available in Black if requested.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
J.D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1951.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is a Grosset & Dunlap printing of Salinger's classic that was originally printed by Little Brown & Co. in 1951. Octavo 8 inches in height by 5.5 inches in width, 277 pages, previous owner's name and date in ink on first free page else FINE, green paper boards with brown title to spine, uniform red top stain, tight and square with perfect hinges and sharp corners. Jacket is near Fine, code 1951195 printed on top corner of front flap. Rear panel of jacket promoted 8 other G & D titles. Jacket is Very bight, couple of minor chips at the head and heel of spine, light sunning to spine. Real Sharp in new mylar sleeve. MUCH nicer than usually found.
Seller: Pacific Coast Books, ABAA,ILAB, Gleneden Beach, OR, U.S.A.
J. D. Salinger. CATCHER IN THE RYE. Modern Library Books, 1951.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 275 pages. Modern Library first pressing, dust jacket is not clipped with original price of $1.65. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information. Book is like new; clean and crisp with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight.
Seller: Easton's Books, Inc., Mount Vernon, WA, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Little Brown & Co., Boston, 1951.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: Pretty nice copy of first printing of Book club. Black paper covered boards with gold lettering bright on spine. Unmarked, tight and square. Short bump on top edge of front board. 1951 on title page. Jacket is the iconic one with the photo of author on rear panel. It is bright and fresh on front panel but sunned on spine. Two shallow chips along top edge of jacket. His landmark novel. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
SALINGER, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye. UK FIRST EDITION.. Hamish Hamilton. London, 1951.
Price: US$256.53 + shipping
Description: Hamish Hamilton. 1951. First edition, first issue. UK. Hardback. No DW. Original blue cloth, sunned to grey at spine and edges. Pages slightly browned otherwise a clean and sound copy.
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Price: US$310.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Grey & White Running man Rockwell Kent Endpapers, Publisher blue topstain top outer pgs,HBDJ, 1951, Stated 1st Modern Library edition on copyright pg, NF/NF Light WhiteBrown DJ WITH BlackLettering on top & Red Lettering at Btm of DJ Front. Unclipped DJ is in NF condition showing slight tearing along the edges and EVER SO slight discoloration in a protective mylar cover. Boards and binding are in NF condition with just very slight wear and slight cant forward. Text is in NF condition with no markings whatsoever OTHER THAN the inscriptions described above. Red Cloth with Black Label on front & Spine cvr, 5 X 7 1/4 IN. Tiny chips tears spine DJ Ends, Back Inner Flap Lists Thru Jean-Christophe,
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$320.67 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First UK edition published in 1951. Originally published in the US by Little Brown & Co., Boston on 16th July 1951. The UK edition has the attractive dustwrapper illustration by Fritz Wegner. ***Very good in light-blue cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. The silver is still nice and bright. The boards are quite clean and unmarked, but there is browning and fading to the top and tail of the spine and edges of the boards. There is some creasing at the top of the spine and front board near the spine, with a small closed tear to the cloth. Small bump to the fore-edge of the front board. Corners sharp. The spine is tight with no reading lean. There is hardly any foxing to the page block edges, which are quite clean - the top edge just slightly darkened. Internally the book is also very good, with clean pages and just very light foxing to the first and last few pages. Small stain at the top corner of the front free endpaper. Original readers of the book have slightly creased the bottom edge of the pages where they have turned each page, but this is not very noticeable. No serious creasing and no tears. There is a neat contemporary gift inscription to the front free endpaper 'From John, Christmas 1951'. ***In what can best be described as a poor surviving example of the original illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped and retains the original publisher's printed price of 10s. 6d. net. Please note that the spine of the dustwrapper has completely gone, but the front and back panels and foldover flaps are still present! There are chips out of the top edge of the front panel, but Fritz Wegner's distinctive cover art is still largely complete. The back panel also has some loss at the top edge but this doesn't affect any of the text. Edge wear and small areas of loss at the corner tips and extremities. Small closed tear and associated creasing to the bottom edge of the back panel which is however quite clean. (Please see scans) ***210mm x 145mm. 253 pages. ***'"The Catcher in the Rye" is a novel by J. D. Salinger, partially published in serial form in 1945-1946 and as a novel in 1951. It was originally intended for adults but is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst, alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society. It has been translated widely. The novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel also deals with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, connection, sex, and depression. The novel was included on Time Magazine's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century."' (Wiki) ***"Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around--nobody big, I mean--except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff-I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all." (p.205-6) ***A first UK edition of J. D. Salinger's fabulously successful debut, and only, novel, "The Catcher in the Rye". Whilst this example has many faults as described, copies of the true first UK edition are now very hard to find in any condition now. Copies retaining the dustwrapper are even scarcer, as the dustwrapper is extremely thin and fragile - most copies are damaged to a greater or lesser degree. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
SALINGER, J.D.. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE. LITTLE, BROWN AND CO., BOSTON, MA, 1951.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: reprinted july 1951(four times), darkening to gutter areas. clean copy! facsimile dj with author's photo.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
J.d. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye. Little Brown, NEW YORK, 1951.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This novel was among the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005 as chosen by Time, and named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It has been frequently challenged in the United States for its liberal use of profanity and portrayal of sexuality and teenage angst. This is the true trade edition (stated 14th impression only 8 months after the first) and not a book club or later variant. It is a very good clean original black hardcover,no marks,writing and no bookplates with bright gilt lettering on spine. Very clean throughout it's 277 pages and very similiar to the first printed with it's original very good jacket and without costing thousands more!
Seller: oldprintbooks, webster, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Modern Library. New York. 1951 (1958). 277 pages + 2 pages of adverts. First Modern Library Edition stated, first printing. While the last date on copyright page is 1951, the first Modern Library edition was printed in 1958. Book is bound in bright red cloth; type 8 binding with Kent gray and white endpapers. Original first issue DJ with $1.65 price intact on flap, and 383 titles listed on DJ verso. Book is fine; bright tight and clean. Binding and hinges are sound. This book comes from the library of author Richard Gebs, with his personal vintage woodcut black and white bookplate on front pastedown, and his name written faintly, (small) on the edge of the title page. Original DJ is bright and attractive, and in near fine condition. DJ's only flaw is a tiny scuff on rear; otherwise fine. A most attractive, tight and clean First Modern Library edition, stated, in original first state DJ. NF/NF
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A splendid copy in gleaming finely woven black cloth stamped brightly in gold on the spine. Very clean and crisp throughout; virtually unread. A near-fine copy of the Book of the Month Club edition with the blind stamped "pencil point impression" at the bottom right-hand corner of the rear panel. A few other minor condition issues include: A faint crease along the left hand edge of the rear boards, inherent in the cloth binding; a tiny piece of paper missing at the bottom of the front pastedown; possibly faint staple residue at the center of the rear endpaper and paste-down. In the original, complete Book-of-the Month Club dust jacket with the iconic Lotte Jacobi photo of J.D. Salinger on the rear panel. Very clean and crisp with touches of wear at the corners and tiny chips at the top of the spine ends. A striking jacket. Laid in is a fine, crisp 4-page pamphlet, "The Catcher in the Rye" a Report by Clifton Fadiman. Also laid in is the original invoice printed in red and black for the Book Club "Midsummer Selection- The Catcher in the Rye" including mailing expense from the Book-of-the-Month Club, inc. at 345 Hudson St., New York 14, N.Y. with the customer's name, address, and account number, and the total price of $3.29.This dates the book as one of the earliest copies of the BCE, a first edition thus. Scarce in this condition and with the original printed invoice. The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. A controversial novel originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation. It has been translated into almost all of the world's major languages. Around 1 million copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65 million books. The novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel also deals with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, and connection. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2003, it was listed at #15 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. (Wikipedia) Book of the Month Club Selection, 1951. First Edition, thus.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Salinger J. D. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE. Boston Little, Brown 1951, 1951.
Price: US$715.00 + shipping
Description: First Book Club issue but with dustwrapper with printed price on the turnover. With a very questionable J D Salinger signature penned under the author's printed name on the title page. 8vo, publishers original black cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and with the original pictorial dustjacket. 277 pp. A fine copy with the jacket in beautifully preserved condition. AN AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY CLASSIC. J.D. Salingers first and still, most famous work of all. Salinger tapped into a common and necessary theme in American literature with his unhappy teenage character, Holden Caulfield, who runs away from his boarding school as part of his disgust with 'phoniness'. Caufield's feelings and the idiom in which he communicates them have made the book a symbol of purity and sensitivity to generations of readers and has insured that it will remain a particularly coveted title in modern literature.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Salinger, J.D.. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE.. LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY., BOSTON, 1951.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Book Club Edition from original year of publication. Lotte Jacobi photo of author on rear panel. Features the most uncommon subscriber's invoice with 'midsummer selection' noted, includes the folded Clifton Fadiman review. Near fine in a close to near fine dj. (Light traces of shelf wear to dj. & a few mildly bumped cloth corners)The first one we've seen with the printed invoice. Attractive bright iconic dj.
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case. Excellent Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Leather Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is gilt-stamped at the spine, & features a blind embossed [sculpted] prancing horse design, raised on the upper cover inspired by the first edition DJ's graphics & is finished in fine deep red morocco, nicely gilt-stamped & decorated at the spine. The sides are finished in black morocco; the interior lined in soft black velour. A superb collector's custom case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for more than 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included. CUSTOM CASES available for FRANNY, RAISE HIGH & NINE STORIES.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Little Brown & Co., Boston, 1951.
Price: US$810.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Extremely nice copy of first printing of Book club. Black paper covered boards with gold lettering bright on spine. Unmarked, tight and square. 1951 on title page. Jacket is the iconic one with the photo of author on rear panel. It is bright and fresh with no sun fade to spine. Tiny nick on back panel just above author's name and equally small nick at bottom right of same panel. No other flaws to either jacket or book! His landmark novel. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
SALINGER, J.D.. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE. LITTLE, BROWN & CO., BOSTON, MA, 1951.
Price: US$895.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: AUTHOR'S PHOTO BY LOTTE JACOBI, BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB EDITION WITH THE ORIGINAL SHIPPING BOX. CLEAN COPY.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: A splendid copy in gleaming finely woven black cloth stamped brightly in gold on the spine. Clean and crisp throughout, printed on white creamy paper; with the exception of a faint thumb- smear in the margin of p. 215, not affecting any text. This is a Lending Library Copy from "University Libraries of Cambridge, MA." With 3 rectangular stamps on the front paste-down and the front endpaper: (University Libraries) and (5Cents a day). The rear paste-down shows some abrasion where the dust jacket was removed. In the original, dust jacket with the iconic Lotte Jacobi photo of J.D. Salinger on the rear panel. The jacket has been trimmed along the botom edges but not at the top. With some tape residue at the bottom of the spine. A striking jacket, nonetheless. The volume presents handsomely upon the shelf. The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. A controversial novel originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation. It has been translated into almost all of the world's major languages. Around 1 million copies are sold each year with total sales of more than 65 million books. The novel's protagonist Holden Caulfield has become an icon for teenage rebellion. The novel also deals with complex issues of innocence, identity, belonging, loss, and connection. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2003, it was listed at #15 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. (Wikipedia) First Edition with "First Edition" slug on the copyright page and no subsequent printings listed.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Salinger, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye. Hamish Hamilton, London, 1951.
Price: US$4617.62 + shipping
Description: (London: Hamish Hamilton 1951). First UK Edition in First Issue dustwrapper priced 10s 6d net to the inside flap. Publisher's blue boards with silver lettering to the spine. A bookseller's ticket to the front paste-down otherwise a fine (or better) copy in a in a fine dustwrapper with the back panel creamy-white. No wear, tears or pieces missing. A particularly nice copy. Surprisingly, given its status in American literature, "Catcher in the Rye" has never been made into a movie. Time magazine included the novel in the list of the 100 Best English-language novels written since 1923, and publisher Modern Library included it in its list of the 100 Best English-language novels of the 20th century. A classic novel that explores the themes of alienation, rebellion, and identity in post-war America. Photographs/scans available upon request.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom
SALINGER, J.D.. Catcher In The Rye. Little Brown & Co, Boston, 1951.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Description: 1919-2010). The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. First edition, in first issue dust jacket. Octavo (7 11/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 196 x 135 mm). [8], [1]-277, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's full black cloth. Spine lettered in gilt. Boards with some light glue residue to top and bottom edges. Glue residue from bookplate removal on front and back pastedown. Library stamps for "Beverly Book Shelves Rental Libraries" on front and back free endpapers as well as to bottom margin of page 71, only touching page number. Some very light soiling to top margin of page 3, not affecting text. In a first issue dust jacket printed in red, black and yellow with cropped photograph of Salinger on rear cover, flap priced at $3.00. Some wrinkling to front panel and small minor chipping along top edge. Some minor toning to bottom edge. Old adhesive remnants to front sides of both flaps and some minor paper damage to inside of flaps. Still a very good copy in a very good, unfaded jacket. HBS 68504. $7,500.
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
SALINGER, J.D.. The Catcher In The Rye. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1951.
Price: US$8500.00 + shipping
Description: A First Edition, First State copy of the iconic American classic, the famed coming of age novel. A solid, collectible copy in its Very Good Plus original dust jacket.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
J.D. Salinger. Catcher in the Rye. Little Brown, 1951.
Price: US$15000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. Little Brown, Boston. 1951 first American edition first printing. Book and first issue dust jacket in very good condition. 8vo. Original black cloth (some spotting and discoloration to pastedowns and gutters, block edges very slightly spotted); original first issue dust-jacket printed in red, black and yellow with cropped photograph of Salinger on rear cover, flap priced at $3.00 (a few repairs to verso along top edge and front flap fold, spine panel lightly faded with small dampstain near foot, flap folds a little rubbed, some light spotting on verso); housed in quarter morocco folding case. The novels protagonist, Holden Caulfield, has entered the pantheon of American literary heroes. "The Catcher in the Rye was a symptom of a need, after a ghastly war and during a ghastly pseudo-peace, for the young to raise a voice of protest against the failures of the adult world. The young used many voicesanger, contempt, self-pitybut the quietest, that of a decent perplexed American adolescent, proved the most telling" (Anthony Burgess, 99 Novels, pp. 53-54). One of the most important modern novels to collect, especially rare in first issue dust jacket and in good condition
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Salinger, J. D. [Jerome David]. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1951.
Price: US$17500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine copy of the book in Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket with the spine a bit toned, as often, and two small amateur tap repairs to the verso. Rear panel a bit scratched and rubbed, but overall a very presentable copy of the work. With all relevant issue points, including original price (in the correct place on the flap), Salinger's hair touching the upper edge of the rear panel, and "First Edition" stated on the copyright page. Housed in a custom slipcase with chemise. Salinger's novel was not the first coming-of-age story to highlight teenage angst, but it sits squarely at the pinnacle of those efforts. It offers Holden Caulfield's perspective on school, New York City, sexuality, family and friends, and, of course, phonies, with a subtext on alienation and loneliness running throughout the book. "In American writing, there are three perfect books, which seem to speak to every reader and condition: Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby, and The Catcher in the Rye. Of the three, only Catcher defines an entire region of human experience: it isâ"in French and Dutch as much as in Englishâ"the handbook of the adolescent heart" (The New Yorker). Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
SALINGER, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye.. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951, 1951.
Price: US$25012.13 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Celebrated by critics and cherished by many generations of adolescents, the work is widely recognized as the great American post-war coming-of-age novel. Between 1961 and 1982, it was the most censored title in American high schools and libraries. Copies in unrestored jackets are increasingly scarce. Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket, designed by Michael Mitchell. Housed in a red quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. Ownership inscription, dated 1961, on front endpapers. Spine ends and single corner bumped, contents clean; jacket retaining the fugitive red colours, couple of faint marks, ends and corners nicked, a sharp and lovely example, unclipped: a near-fine copy in like jacket.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Salinger, J. D. [Jerome David]. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1951.
Price: US$55000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine copy of the book in like dust jacket. Exceptionally bright and fresh, extremely scarce in this condition. Jacket with only negligible wear at the extremities, but retaining all the vivid red and yellow colors on the front panel and spine. With all relevant issue points, including original price (in the correct place on the flap), Salinger's hair touching the upper edge of the rear panel, and "First Edition" stated on the copyright page. Housed in a custom red quarter-leather slipcase with chemise. Salinger's novel was not the first coming-of-age story to highlight teenage angst, but it sits squarely at the pinnacle of those efforts. It offers Holden Caulfield's perspective on school, New York City, sexuality, family and friends, and, of course, phonies, with a subtext on alienation and loneliness running throughout the book. "In American writing, there are three perfect books, which seem to speak to every reader and condition: Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby, and The Catcher in the Rye. Of the three, only Catcher defines an entire region of human experience: it isâ"in French and Dutch as much as in Englishâ"the handbook of the adolescent heart" (The New Yorker). Fine in Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
SALINGER, J. D.. The Catcher in the Rye.. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951, 1951.
Price: US$288601.46 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, extremely rare presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the teenage son of his childhood friend Ada on the front free endpaper: "To Charles Kirtz with every good wish from J. D. Salinger (extra greetings to Ada and Victor from Sonny Salinger) New York 10/18/56". This is an exceptional rarity: signed or inscribed copies by the reclusive author are legendarily rare. The informal sign-off, "Sonny", was the nickname given to Salinger by his parents when he was born. Salinger, who grew up alongside Ada and her brother Victor in the same New York apartment house, presented Ada's sons, Charles (then around the same age as Holden Caulfield) and William, each with an inscribed first edition. He passed on the copies to the boys via Ada's mother, Ann, whose bookplate is on the front pastedown. An inscribed copy of Catcher in the Rye is perhaps the most elusive prize in 20th-century literature. Auction records show only one appearance of an inscribed first edition (at Doyle in 2010). Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket, designed by Michael Mitchell. Housed in a red quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. A fine copy, in a lovely example of the dust jacket, spine panel mildly toned, extremities lightly rubbed and nicked, unclipped, the notoriously fugitive red exceptionally bright and fresh.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom